The Farm
24th October 2018
The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlights that agriculture can be part of the solution rather than the problem – we agree! Sustainable […]
21st October 2018
The very wet weekend, and more rain in the first part of the week meant all the pastures at once became greener, and the warmish weather […]
15th October 2018
Earlier in the week I felt that I would sadly have to start these notes with the oh so familiar issue of this year – rain, […]
12th October 2018
Where we farm, the landscape is dominated by trees and hedgerows rather than hills or large rivers. In February we enjoy the early signs of spring […]
1st October 2018
I had intended, just for a change, to start with the weather but we are all still reeling from watching the American Senate hearing on Thursday. […]
24th September 2018
Working through our weekly job sheet on Friday, I was able to tick off four items as either completed or as being ‘in hand’! The most […]
18th September 2018
I wonder how many people know how different are the smells that come from working with the cattle or the sheep. When this week, after eleven […]
10th September 2018
The week has been dominated by two matters. The first is that it has been a week of endings – school holidays, promenade concerts, the summer, […]
3rd September 2018
First lambs sold This has felt to be a short week. While, of course, the daily checking of stock, water supplies, and pasture growth has gone on […]