In your field

June is the month that our new Holland telehandler goes back after its year long stay as part of the Up to Speed scheme with the Prince’s Countryside Fund.

May used to be my favourite month, but it is becoming a very busy one. Too busy to properly enjoy, what with turnout and silaging, along with all the tasks which are required in preparation.

Hello everyone. I am not sure what to write for my initial In Your Field piece, but I suppose I should introduce myself first.

Following the swedes and turnips, the original plan was to disc the ground to prepare the seedbed for barley, but it was too hard and we had to plough.

Lambing’s almost over (at last) and calving is well through here at Hundleshope.

I, like many, headed down to Birmingham and to LAMMA Show recently.

It has been another busy month on-farm. Calving is almost over, barring a couple of stragglers. As is the way with calving or welcoming any new life onto a farm, some things have not quite gone according to plan.

Spring on the farm is a crazy balancing act which comes with the territory of being a mixed farm.

There are many farming ‘anchor points’ throughout the year which provoke memories and underline how yet another year has flown past.