The Farm
4th December 2017
Just before midnight on Tuesday night, we became the latest, and sadly not the last, victim of a serious spate of rural crime in the local […]
1st December 2017
This week is National Tree Week, and what better chance than now to pay homage to our own trees in Stockwood’s young orchard. Stockwood’s apple […]
26th November 2017
First thing last Monday morning, two rams went into the tupping fields. They will be there for six weeks and then put elsewhere to recover their […]
20th November 2017
Within the life of a year on a stock farm, there are a number of key events. One of these is the putting of the rams […]
13th November 2017
The highlight of this week was probably our attendance at a conference on developments in soil science. The day, presented by Joel Williams, built on work […]
6th November 2017
Well autumn has certainly arrived. In the farmhouse I register the temperature by the number of layers of clothing it is necessary to wear under and […]
29th October 2017
I am happy report on another essentially peaceful week. The ewes, after a weekend spent in the barn area, were carefully checked. The breeding ewes were […]
23rd October 2017
A rather quiet week on most fronts, although a power cut on Wednesday revealed my lamentable ignorance of electricity. After several attempts at other helping me […]
16th October 2017
Another reasonably peaceful week here at Rush Farm – the animals appear well and content, the weather has been reasonable, and Tim has been able to […]