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Published: Wed, 01/05/2013 11:27
All farmers are still busy with field work - rolling and fertilising, drilling and harrowing in an attempt to clear up the backlog as the weather hasn't been kind.
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Published: Mon, 01/04/2013 11:10
Well, here we are in Springtime at last and what a welcome relief . This time last year was about when the drought broke and it didn't stop raining, making it one of worst farming years for many a year. I hope it is only April showers we get now - oh no snow!
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Published: Fri, 01/03/2013 17:34
This time last year drought conditions had been announced and then it never did seem to stop raining. Let us hope this month heralds the start of a good farming season!
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Published: Fri, 01/02/2013 00:10
"February fill dyke", it's known as, but at least it is a very short month and you can see the daylight hours getting longer now.
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Published: Wed, 02/01/2013 12:40
Happy new year to everyone and farewell to the old year. In most farmers' views, one of the most challenging years of late, possibly in living memory.
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Published: Sat, 01/12/2012 14:45
One of our jobs over this next ten months is to thin out several Alder plantations so that livestock can graze in between (can't believe it's the end of the year already!).
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Published: Thu, 01/11/2012 14:50
The clocks have gone back and daylight hours are much less as we move into Winter. Our sheds are being readied for the cattle coming in, in case the weather takes a turn for the worst in the next few weeks.
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Published: Tue, 02/10/2012 08:16
Now the summer livestock shows have given way to the ploughing and hedge-cutting matches, the attention has turned to the growing crops.
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Published: Mon, 03/09/2012 14:37
Oh - September here already! Where has the summer gone? Washed away with wind and rain, but it did make the hot, dry days more special for that.
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Published: Wed, 01/08/2012 20:31
Well, here we are - August already and what a few weeks of uncertain weather we've had! No sun to speak of and torrential downpours on already sodden ground.
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Published: Tue, 01/05/2012 09:43
How nice to wake up to the chattering of the swallows and the cooing of the doves once again. A sure sign summer is just about here.
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Published: Sun, 01/04/2012 19:55
April already, how time flies, like straw blowing in the wind and how glad we are to have turned our cattle out. How glad they were too!
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Published: Thu, 01/03/2012 21:15
Now it's March and Spring is just around the corner, we're hurrying to finish planting up the gaps in our newly-laid hedges, before the sap starts rising.
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Published: Fri, 27/01/2012 19:32
February, the month when we notice the days getting longer (and the cold getting stronger!).
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Published: Wed, 04/01/2012 13:11
Happy New Year! Already our animals have been inside for nearly a month and we will be starting lambing again soon!
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Published: Fri, 02/12/2011 01:37
What a month for funghi, November was! Now we move into December, when the dark nights really draw in and the cold begins to bite. Everything seems to retreat.
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Published: Fri, 04/11/2011 01:22
Now it's November the trees, hedges and fields are looking more winterish by the day!
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Published: Sun, 02/10/2011 23:00
Autumn's here and don't we know it - the winds and rain came and then the heatwave!
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Published: Thu, 01/09/2011 18:18
We're into the last month of summer now and farmers are finishing the combining of the crops.
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Published: Thu, 18/08/2011 14:25
This month I thought I'd take you for a walk around our corn fields, as combining will be taking place and the much depleted crops will soon be harvested.
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Published: Thu, 14/07/2011 18:24
Halfway through the summer already and it doesn't feel like I've got into the swing of it yet!
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Published: Fri, 03/06/2011 02:26
June seems to have come round very quickly and, once again, Open Farm Sunday will be taking place nationally.
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Published: Tue, 03/05/2011 13:12
As I seem to have spent a great deal of my time wandering around to the lambing shed in the dark, I thought this month I'd give you a taste of our farm and fields in the night.
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Published: Fri, 08/04/2011 02:36
Oh, for some sun and warmth, I can't wait and neither can the bees!
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Published: Fri, 11/03/2011 02:53
Well, it soon comes round to spring. It only seems a short while since we were getting ready for bringing the livestock in, and now, we're looking forward to turning them out!
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Published: Sat, 05/02/2011 17:17
February: the shortest month! Makes spring so much nearer and the days noticeably longer and routine farm life so much easier to bear.
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Published: Fri, 07/01/2011 00:00
Happy New Year to everyone and, as the days get longer, the cold gets stronger (or so the old saying goes!).
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Published: Tue, 07/12/2010 13:59
December seems to have come round very quickly and don't we know it!
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Published: Mon, 01/11/2010 08:52
When I was young (many years ago - or so it seems!), November used to be a month of thick, dense fogs, sometimes for days on end.
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Published: Sat, 02/10/2010 17:15
As the days get shorter, now that we are in October, we are starting to think properly about the coming winter.
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Published: Wed, 07/07/2010 20:33
Well, although we've not had any rain for several weeks, at the time of writing, plenty of weeds have managed to find water from somewhere and grow!
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Published: Thu, 01/07/2010 22:36
So, we're already over halfway through the year and, hopefully, the weather will stay warm. The stock always do better with a bit of sunshine on their backs, as do we!
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Published: Wed, 09/06/2010 21:53
Don't forget, it's Open Farm Sunday on 13th June. This is your chance to see where your food is produced and why it is produced as it is.
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Published: Thu, 06/05/2010 03:03
It's so nice to hear the birds singing in the mornings and how loud they are!
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Published: Tue, 30/03/2010 17:22
What a nice change a few days sun on our backs makes. Everything feels easier and jobs seem to get done quicker when there's a bit of warmth, now spring is here!
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Published: Sat, 27/02/2010 17:43
The month of March heralds spring and you can almost feel the pent up energy as you walk round the fields.
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Published: Thu, 28/01/2010 14:37
What can we see in the fields in February?
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Published: Tue, 05/01/2010 17:32
This month sees the start of lambing and, therefore, sleepless nights and fraught tempers.
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Published: Sat, 28/11/2009 17:11
Now that December is here, we have brought most of our livestock inside, leaving only the sheep outside (the pigs can choose).
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Published: Tue, 27/10/2009 14:09
Autumn is well and truly here, the colours of the leaves and berries in the hedges are beautiful at the moment and I'd forgotten how many ways there are to humiliate yourself in farming!
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Published: Tue, 22/09/2009 15:39
Well, all our swallows have gone and so have the starlings - welcome to autumn and the preparations for the new year begin again.
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Published: Wed, 26/08/2009 17:04
As the barbeque summer didn't materialise and the harvest was delayed in the region around Castle Donington, farmers are busy with combining and field work.
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Published: Thu, 06/08/2009 14:29
Well, I've never seen so many flowers in our fields as there has been these last few weeks. I suppose the combined warmth and showers have come at the right time.
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Published: Mon, 15/06/2009 13:49
Flicking through a newspaper recently, I noticed you could win tickets for one of the popular music festivals if you were lucky enough to select the spot where the bull dropped a cowpat. Now in our fields, at the moment, there are so many cowpats (because of the lush grass) you'd have a job to select just one!
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Published: Tue, 28/04/2009 17:01
Spring is well under way and the hedges are blossoming. Most of you will have heard the saying "ne'er cast a clout ‘till May is out" and some think that this isn't referring to the month of May, but the ‘May' shrub, commonly known as Hawthorn.
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Published: Tue, 28/04/2009 16:54
With the bad weather last month, many farmers will be looking towards turning stock out as soon as they can, as forage and bedding may well be running low.
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Published: Tue, 03/06/2008 16:08
The law on dangerous dogs will today be spelt out by Lord Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food, Farming and Animal Health at the RSPCA Conference on Dogs.
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Published: Wed, 26/12/2007 22:23
Chocolate ornaments dangling on a Christmas tree are a naughty lure to humans but for any nosy pooch it could be a fatal temptation.
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Published: Wed, 04/04/2007 11:00
The Animal Welfare Act was launched today, (Wednesday 4 April 2007) by Defra Minister Barry Gardiner, the RSPCA and TV vet, David Grant.
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Published: Mon, 26/03/2007 12:59
No wonder we are a nation of animal lovers. According to research, owning a pet can help keep down stress levels, helping to prevent heart disease and depression. Even watching a
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Published: Thu, 15/03/2007 16:15
National Pet Month is approaching (from 7th April - 7th May) and the event is putting the spotlight on responsible pet ownership.
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