Nowadays, agriculture is an industry that is extremely machine intensive. From tractors, to cultivators, to fertiliser spreaders, to harvesters, to threshers – the list goes on and on. When you consider the array of machines that are available in the present day, you see why it is so important to think about every purchase carefully. … [Read more…]
I’ve set three bird feeders up right outside our window and I love nothing better than looking out to see which variety of feathered friends comes to eat there. We have a lot of robins, tits of all varieties and a larger, yet to be identified bird which I delight in seeing. We use … [Read more…]
Just before Christmas and after my December Farm Life post, the rams were rounded up (apart from one illusive one) and brought back to the farm. Their job is done now for the year and they can happily munch grass and have a well earned rest. As with everything at the farm, things get repurposed … [Read more…]
There is one word on the tip of everyone’s tongue as we enter 2019 and it is Brexit. Many people are sick of the build up but how it is going to affect farming is a worry to most people. There is another threat to British farmland though and suspiciously, I can find very little … [Read more…]
When thinking about this post, I looked back at last year’s Year in Review, 2018 doesn’t seem as dramatic at all. No new babies, no hospital stays for our immediate family and we end the year with just as many family members as we started with so I think I can safely say it has … [Read more…]
I have had some really popular blog posts this year. There are still some from other years which produce a lot of traffic but you know I love writing so I thought it only right that I share my most popular posts of the year. My monthly Women on Farming feature has been very well … [Read more…]
I’d say December is one of the quietest months on the farm. The rams are still with the ladies. Most of the ewes will have been serviced by now but we leave the rams just in case there are some missed. Winter has definitely arrived so I have dusted off all of the bird feeders … [Read more…]
The winter is now fully with us in all its glory. Frosty, crisp mornings are now the norm. So, today, I thought it was the perfect time to talk about men’s winter clothing. When it comes to clothes we all have a tendency to sort the kid’s out first. Then us, mostly because the majority … [Read more…]
We are a nation of turkey lovers and nothing says Christmas more than the smell of turkey filling the house on Christmas Day. As one of our most seasonal foods, it seems while we may know quite a bit about cooking the bird (or visiting Mr Google several times between picking up the turkey and … [Read more…]
Well we are well into November now and, while many of the shops have been stocking Christmas for months now, the season is creeping up on us here at the farm. We have endured weeks of renovations and decorating which I am sure I will be sharing with you at some point but do keep … [Read more…]
