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sara | January 5, 2010
I have just been reading in Defra’s Farming Link magazine that Great Britain has been officially free of brucellosis since 1985.
Brucellosis of cattle, also known as contagious abortion and Bangs disease, is caused by an infection with the bacterium Brucella abortus. This bacterium not only affects cattle, but also sheep, goats and pigs. Brucellosis infection [...]
sara | January 1, 2010
I have been sent an email from David who is writing a short story set in the early 19th century on a small farm in Devon. It is a mixed farm and David is trying to establish what winter food would have been used/available in those times for a variety of livestock.
After abit of research [...]
sara | December 19, 2009
We have come across a copy of “The Things We Do – A Guide To Club Programmes and Young Farmers’ Activities” dated 1961 which I have been reading with interest.
The book is a helpful guide on how to run a programme of events for a Young Farmers club.
It says that, “It should be the aim [...]
sara | December 16, 2009
The Farmer’s Weekly has brought to my attention the debate about how old is too old to farm? A sensitive and controversial issue that will be at the centre of the Oxford Farming Conference on the 5th January 2010.
I live on a farm with my husband who is the third generation of farmer to farm [...]
sara | April 15, 2009
It is always a delight and a thrill to receive an email and letter from a farmingfriend. I was delighted to receive a letter from my farmingfriend David who lives in Cyprus.
Hi Sara
It is quite a while since I last emailed you and the days continue to fly by. It must be age!!
I was so [...]
sara | December 7, 2008
Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser prices have stayed firm at £390/tonne through December of 2008. It is not surprising to hear that fertiliser traders and manufacturers are advising farmers to continue buying to secure supplies – well of course it’s not surprising, they are trying to sell as much product as possible before the price crashes!
Ian Moseley [...]
sara | December 3, 2008
It has been illegal to burn or bury waste plastic produced on farms since the introduction of the new Agricultural Waste Regulations in 2006. The majority of the waste plastic from the farm is from silage bales, with smaller amounts from straw bales, fertiliser bags and empty agrochemical containers. We have been sending the plastic [...]
sara | October 27, 2008
I received this post on my forum and thought I would post about it.
Hello everyone. I am not part of the farming community but am making a documentary on single farmers and am looking for people who would like to contribute. If you or any of your friends are interested in finding out more please [...]
sara | October 21, 2008
The Farm Crisis Network will be launching a silent auction in Yorkshire at the Countryside Live Show on Saturday 25th October in order to raise funds to continue their work in supporting the farming community.
Helen Benson, FCN’s Yorkshire Coordinator said, ” We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our donors and hope the public [...]
sara | August 27, 2008
Now that it is not raining, the land work has resumed. In the last few days my husband has been busy with the farm work. He has been:
combining,
bailing,
drying corn,
muck spreading,
ploughing,
power harrowing,
drilling rape,
rolling
It is important to get the wheat & barley crops combined before they ruin and the rapeseed needs to be drilled so that it will [...]
