<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kate Dewally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kate Dewally]]></description><link>https://katedewally.wixsite.com/kate-dewally/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:52:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.katedewally.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Blog: Farms for the Future: The Importance of Farmer Collaboration ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have written a blog post!  For those who don’t know me, I am a PhD researcher looking at the role of farmer collaboration in the context of Environmental Land Management in English agriculture. I have six months left of my project and would like to share what I have done and my perspectives more widely. Previously I used my blog as a platform to interview academics about their work within agriculture, and how they have included practical examples of farming in...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/welcome-to-the-blog-farms-for-the-future-the-importance-of-farmer-collaboration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cd2f124c31bb6f64bfeee8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_a6677fb0e96146289e67017112a4b1fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_794,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the Teign Valley Facilitation Fund Farm Cluster Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a pleasure to speak to Elliott Fairs, Facilitator for the Teign Valley Facilitation Fund Cluster Group in Devon. After being approached by a group of enthusiastic land managers in his area, he decided to take on the project and just after two years, the group have achieved a huge amount. Elliott has been very kind to share the group’s story, their successes, challenges and key tips for running a successful farm cluster group. "The group was driven by the farmers" Elliott Fairs,...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/introducing-the-teign-valley-facilitation-fund-farm-cluster-group</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0c21814e91908f614fcb30</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:33:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_00f35a44bdd94cdf8563f8646dab2303~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections from the Oxford Real Farming Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I attended the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) (https://orfc.org.uk) for the first time and thought that on my train journey home I would write a reflective piece about my time there. What an inspiring conference and group of people. As a PhD student looking to communicate directly with farmers, this was the perfect platform to meet and hear from key farmers about vital issues facing agriculture today. Further to the educational aspects of the conference, the atmosphere in the...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/reflections-from-the-oxford-real-farming-conference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659bc096d1e5549d01ff8116</guid><category><![CDATA[My experiences]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:55:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_36aa419cd5664a209d1143bf3af83479~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_294,h_171,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Ward and Stakeholder Co-Production: Lessons from a Rural Economy Expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[“For stakeholder co-production to work, you need academics to publish their work, but you must embed the actual research work in the practical challenges of stakeholder groups” I decided to speak to Neil Ward in the context of the rural economy and stakeholder involvement after attending a series of webinars by the Agri-Food for Net Zero Network. He is a rural economy expert and a senior academic within the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia. He also has a...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/neil-ward-and-stakeholder-co-production-lessons-from-a-rural-economy-expert</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6564bb9cbc6dc3a5529c427b</guid><category><![CDATA[Academia and farming]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:06:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_57a874b92408442fb1991c9027fc331e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annette Green on Overcoming Difficulties in Conservation-Farmer Collaboration: The Role of Open-mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[“There’s a moral and intellectual imperative there to include farmers in a meaningful way.” Annette Green started her conservation journey as a languages graduate working for a tour operator in Tanzania. Since this time, she has completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge researching social aspects of conservation in Tanzania, and is now conducting post-doctoral research with Cumbrian farmers at the University of Edinburgh. This experience makes her the perfect candidate for this blog as...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/annette-green-on-overcoming-difficulties-in-conservation-farmer-collaboration-the-role-of-open-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64afd164e7f8057b9d4ef1f3</guid><category><![CDATA[Academia and farming]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:31:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Knowledge for Biodiversity Conservation in Ethiopian Agriculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[“My involvement in the research project was motivated by doing something that benefits people (including farmers), and conservation.” Sophie Jago is a research assistant at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew working on the ‘Incentive mechanisms for agrobiodiversity conservation in Ethiopia’ project with Dr James Borrell. In this short interview, we discussed the project (conservation of rare landraces of Enset) and its implications for farmers and conservation. You can read all about her and the teams...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/local-knowledge-for-biodiversity-conservation-in-ethiopian-agriculture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645518761bf1d4b0dda43ecf</guid><category><![CDATA[Academia and farming]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 15:01:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_7b4b126b3c784006b2c7f11df9036109~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecologist Ed Turner on the Importance of Sustainable Oil Palm and Collaborating with Farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA["If you bring agriculture and ecology together, it can be a of a mutual interest because we are trying things that are realistic from the start.” Professor Ed Turner is the Curator of Insects at the Museum of Zoology in Cambridge, and a lecturer in Ecology at Cambridge University. I came across Ed Turners work whilst attending his Applied Ecology lectures in the subject of Agriculture and Ecosystem Services. During this lecture series, I found his work within the oil palm industry fascinating...]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/ecologist-ed-turner-on-the-importance-of-sustainable-agriculture-and-collaborating-with-farmers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f4b95c9db9468056f14323</guid><category><![CDATA[Academia and farming]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_5d7dcb7e5c2d4597902b683336850d76~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_239,h_238,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Growing Together: Farmer-Academia Collaboration with Prof. Michael Lee"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Farmers care about what they produce and how it's produced" When thinking about starting this blog series, Michael Lee was one of the first people that I thought that I would want to interview. Not only is he the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Harper Adams University, a place where I spent a happy 5 years as an undergraduate, but he is also a previous president of the British Society of Animal Science and the President of the European Federation of Animal Science, Livestock Farming Commission....]]></description><link>https://www.katedewally.co.uk/post/growing-together-farmer-academia-collaboration-with-prof-michael-lee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cd4cd991dced0c53c81ad4</guid><category><![CDATA[Academia and farming]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:32:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/79e553_b5684fcf9a214651af883b5c55ff1a5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_328,h_275,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>katedewally</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>