The Farm
23rd January 2018
Last Wednesday there was a much activity in the barn, which was in contrast to what was otherwise a quiet week in winter on the farm. […]
16th January 2018
What a difference the sun makes! For most of the past week we lived in a damp, grey and foggy world, and the idea of this […]
8th January 2018
Happy New Year! Well, after the snow came the melt, and inevitably, the river overflowed its bank and we had flooding. As the ground was still […]
11th December 2017
Well the white stuff has finally appeared! Great excitement for some members of the family, while Anne and I are banned from leaving the house! This […]
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 […]