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What a month is has been on the farm. From Fool’s Spring at the start, turning to the wettest, stormiest weather we have had in ages. Thankfully, I feel the page has at last turned from winter to the shiny new page of spring and we have all breathed a little sigh of relief. As … [Read more…]
I love the auction. If you have ever done live bidding on eBay, you know that feeling of adrenaline in the pit of your stomach. The livestock auction is just like that but better. I have watched the farmer bidding on things and he is so cool when he does it. Just a little … [Read more…]
The beauty of books and reading is that you have to use your own imagination and life experiences to shape the way you think about what you are reading. This could never be more true than when I read Till the Cows Come Home by Sara Cox. She grew up around ten miles from where … [Read more…]
World Book Day is loved and loathed by parents (and probably teachers) in equal measure. I’ve heard parents moan when they have bought outfits in the sale the year before only for their child’s school to stop doing it. My eldest’s school doesn’t dress up but nursery does so I have decided to dress both … [Read more…]
Organic farming seems to have gone from niche to mainstream in the past few years as people have become more concerned with what they eat and how it is produced. One family on Wales has taken their organic farming to the next level by offering their organic meat by post and wrapping it in butchers … [Read more…]
Horse illnesses have been in the headlines recently due to an outbreak of equine flu at a top stable yard in Cheshire. Like any animal, horses can get ill but, possibly due to their size, they can go down hill quite quickly. Here are ten horse illnesses, diseases and conditions that every horse owner should … [Read more…]
Having a horse or a pony as part of your animals on a farm, or even just as a hobby you have where you keep them somewhere else away from your home can be extremely rewarding. Riding a horse, hacking out or competing can give you such a thrill, and the enjoyment can be beyond … [Read more…]
Whether you’ve had a hard winter or just fancy opening up new revenue streams, you may be considering farm open days. This is an option which countless farmers across the country now make use of regularly. And, done right, it could well be the thing which takes your farm from good to great. The … [Read more…]
If you have little farm children like me, you will know they live and breath farm. They love to visit farm attractions, read farm themed books and programmes about farming on the television. I suppose it is only like the farmer and I who read farming books and magazines, get excited about Countryfile and This … [Read more…]
This week we went to the latest Junior Farmers at Kenyon Hall Farm which is a pick your own fruit and vegetable farm local to us which has a lovely cafe and farm shop. It wasn’t until we were there that I realised we had been attending their Junior Farmer sessions for a whole year. … [Read more…]
