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I recently read a worrying article in the Farmers Guardian. The regional co-ordinator at Farming and Countryside Education (FACE), Samantha Summerfield, called for the Department for Education to set aside cash to ensure all pupils are given the chance to get out on farm. This call was directly in response to a previous study which,…
Elstree in Hertfordshire is famous for many things-the BBC studios probably the most well known. There is a new attraction in the area though, set up by farming champion, Jess Allen-Back, founder of Home Farm Glamping. So close to London (the glamping site is inside the M25), you wouldn’t think you could get very rural…
They say time flies when you’re having fun. It is certainly the case when you have goats. I cannot believe we have had them a year. If you remember, it took a long time to persuade Hubster to let me get them but he did, eventually give in. I was so excited the day we…
With the #oats feed on Instagram approaching one million snaps of tempting bowls of porridge decorated with colourful, beautifully chopped fruit, dollops of peanut butter and even a chunk or two of chocolate, it’s easy to see why oats have gained in popularity and why it is the latest ‘in’ healthy breakfast. But what makes…
The Royal Cheshire Show is over for another year and I can’t help feeling a bit sad about it. We visited on Tuesday, the first day (we visited on the Wednesday last year). It was a family affair last year and even Hubster came along but this year, it was a scorching hot day and…
Most dogs have quirks about them but Rosie, my beloved pooch, has always had issues. We have had her since she was seven weeks old so I know she hasn’t been mistreated-something which you would think said issues could stem from. She is a Jack Russell but, most unlike Hubster and I, we never saw…
For more than 175 years, the Cheshire show has been the premier summertime agricultural event in the North West of England. It is back this year on June 20th and 21st at the Tabley Show Ground in Knutsford. Despite it being our local agricultural show, this is only our second year of going but, after…
Have you ever smelt a sheep? I suppose unless you keep them, going round sniffing sheep probably isn’t at the top of your to-do list. Their breath smells grassy-obviously I suppose, it’s what they eat. As a whole, I think they have a distinctive smell. Yes, a bit mucky but with a sweet smell about…
Recent weather is, once again, giving some farmers cause for concern. The good weather that the UK has been experiencing of late is giving farmers, especially those in the South and East of the country, only 10 per cent of the rainfall they expected in March and April. If normal levels of rain do fall…
I am really enjoying my Women In Farming feature and this month’s spotlight is on Ruth Wills, a 21 year old from Cornwall. Ruth grew up on a sheep farm and was obsessed from a young age with ll things farming. She says she has fond memories of been dressed up in a huge thick snowsuit,…