By Thomas Gent, Edward Gent & Tony Gent Featured in Direct Driller Magazine ( https://directdriller.com/farmer-focus-the-gent-family/ ) Introduction: Three generations, thinking together The Gent family has been farming in South Lincolnshire for four generations, but while the mission of growing food remains the same, the world around has changed beyond recognition. The Gents have been practising no-till farming on their 800-hectare family farm since 2008. Today they operate

As we close the gate on 2025 and look toward 2026, I wanted to share a few reflections on where we’ve been and, more importantly, where we are going.

At Gentle Farming, our family has spent nearly two decades farming regeneratively — rebuilding soil health, restoring biodiversity, and growing nutritious crops by working with nature rather than against it. Now, through a new partnership with Huel, those oats are reaching customers who share our vision for a better food system.

This year I’ve joined Pitch Up  – a growing network of farmers across the UK who are opening up their land to welcome rural entrepreneurs...

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The farming community has legitimate concerns about the potential impact of removing inheritance tax relief.

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Soil, often perceived as mere dirt under our feet, is a fundamental component of Earth's ecosystem.

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Firstly definitions: Organic Farming : Organic always means… No artificial pesticides or fertilisers. Farming in a way that produces food...

By Thomas Gent. In my opinion the holy grail of farming is to find a way both to use no till drilling methods and achieve a conventional...

Completing my last ever BPS application last month really got me thinking about the financial future of our farm. We all know the era of...

I am Thomas Gent, at the time of writing this I am 25. I live and work on my family farm and I am a farmer, our farm currently grows a...

Farms hold significant potential to mitigate the effects of climate change. Farmers, the caretakers of our soil, can sequester and store...

With over 60 years of farming, I have seen and been involved with so many changes, as a lad from working with horses and leaving school...

Thomas Gent lives and works on his family farm in South Lincolnshire. The family has been farming regeneratively for the past 13 years....

Caught in the light coming through the half-open workshop doors, the Weaving GD8000T is an impressive piece of kit. But it has two...