Farming
Farming News – May 2024
Drier weather has enabled me to sow some spring barley, apart from a corner of the field which is still under water.
Read MoreFarming News – April 2024
In his book, ‘A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages’, Martyn Whittock explains how solar activity affected the weather throughout history.
Read MoreFarming News – March 2024
This has been the wettest winter of the 50 that I have been farming. It is mostly dry in the lambing sheds where I have buckets to catch rain which drips through holes in the roof and can be used to water the sheep in their pens.
Read MoreFarming News – Febuary 2024
The recent request from the council asking farmers to clear the roads of drifts in times of heavy snowfall reminds me of the last time that the village was isolated by drifts, in excess of seven feet!
Read MoreFarming News – January 2024
We are now entering the coldest quarter of the year, with the sun low in the sky and few hours of daylight.
Read MoreFarming News – December 2023
Late Saturday night at the end of Nov. finds me sitting in front of my laptop, pondering, ‘What have I managed to get done during this last month of rain?’
Read MoreFarming News – November 2023
After my banking troubles, I got money into my new bank and paid everyone. I hate owing money, particularly to small businesses who need it most.
Read MoreFarming News – October 2023
It came as a shock, whilst I was paying a bill with my bank card, to find that my bank account of the last 43 years, had been closed without notice. My money is still with them and finally they have sent a cheque, but this is only payable into the account which is already…
Read MoreFarming News – September 2023
I am feeling my age. In my head I am still 22 but when I set off to run after a sheep or a cow, I feel more like 90.
Read MoreFarming News – August 2023
If the weather dries up in the coming month, then that will be perfect. Almost all of the first crop of grass has been made into hay because it was drying out so fast in the sunshine that I just left it for hay.
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