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Farm Life July 2019

Farm Life July 2019

If two words could sum up July on the farm it would be field work. It has dominated most of the month and the old adage, make hay while the sun shines has been ringing in all of our ears. “Where’s Daddy?” “He’s in the field making hay.” This was asked and answered every 20…

Farm Life June 2019

Farm Life June 2019

We started off the last farm month with promising weather and a first cut of haylage in one field. Considering that this time last year, all hay was safely in the shed, we had high hopes for a repeat. Alas the weather had other ideas and a very wet June has ensued. There have been…

Sustainable farming practices- When is it more environmentally friendly to upgrade to a new machine?

Sustainable farming practices- When is it more environmentally friendly to upgrade to a new machine?

Agriculture has revolutionised and become the backbone of our society, becoming ever more important by providing food for the huge population growths around the world since the 1950’s. Unfortunately, despite how far agricultural technology and innovations have come in that time, there is an ever-increasing push to make farming more sustainable. According to World BankData…