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Ever wondered what life is like as a farmer (or his wife)? Then this Thursday, August 8th, 2019 is going to be a treat for you. The newspaper and community at Farmer’s Guardian is back with its annual #Farm24 which is exactly what it says it is. The opportunity for people to see a live social…
Farming can bring great joy to your family, but it also comes with plenty of challenges and risks to take into account, not least of which is farm security. If you live on a farm and the land is part of the same property that your residence is situated on, then protecting your farm is…
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…
Old tyres are plentiful at the farm and I am always looking for ways to reuse them. I’ve had quite a few planters out of old tyres and the children love making little habitats for their critters in them. I thought I would make a list to prove how versatile an old tyre actually is…
We’ve gone all high-tech at the farm and now have a television with apps on it. I know. It was all going great with the endless (and ad-free) Netflix then I discovered YouTube which was great for the children but it resulted in the farmer realising he could watch baling videos at any time of…
I always joke that ridiculous things happen to me. Sometimes they wouldn’t take up enough words to write a whole blog post. Sometimes they are not interesting enough. I also joke that the farmer won’t let me drive the trailer because he worries what I would come back with. The truth however is that until…
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…
I found out today that the sun always shines at the Royal Cheshire County Show and, despite what feels like weeks of rain, the sun did indeed make an appearance. I felt sorry for the organisers because I did see a member of the public share a muddy photo earlier in the week on social…
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…
Agricultural and county shows are on the horizon and they really are the highlight of many country people’s year. A time to catch up with friends, find out what everyone is doing, check out new machinery and eye up everyone else’s livestock. Our local show is the Royal Cheshire County Show which takes place on…
