Farming Friends

Meet the animals and harvest the information without getting your hands dirty!

National Apple Day

admin | October 24, 2007

Jigsaw Puzzle – Charolais Cow & Calf

admin | October 3, 2007

Here is one of our Charolais cows with her calf, click on the picture to jumble up the jigsaw puzzle.

How long did it take you to solve the jigsaw puzzle? It took me 4 minutes and 9 seconds!

Jigsaw Puzzle – Hatty The Hen

admin | September 27, 2007

Photo Hunt : Theme Paper

admin | September 21, 2007

I like to link the photo hunt theme to farming in some way so the paper theme was going to be a real challenge. Then I remembered I had photographed the farming puzzles and colouring sheets I have created on paper.

If you would like to download any of these farming activities I have created on paper then [...]

Mystery Animal Puzzle

admin | September 21, 2007

Mystery Animal Puzzle 
Can you guess the identity of the mystery animals in the pictures?                
Look at the photographs carefully for clues to the identity of the animals.
Click on the pictures to enlarge the image for a better look!
At the bottom of the page you will find an alphabetical list of the mystery animals to help you [...]

Naming Arable Crops Contest

admin | September 20, 2007

What is an arable crop?
An arable crop is a plant (cereal, fruit or vegetable) that is cultivated for food or other uses, on ploughed land.
How many arable crops can you name? Can you name 30 or more?
Have a go at naming arable crops in the contact form below and the reader who names the most [...]

A Farming Friends Logic Puzzle

sara | July 16, 2007

I really enjoy working out logic puzzles so I thought I would have a go at creating one about Farming Friends.
Read the following clues and work out which visitor saw which animal in different parts of the farm which are not the animals usual home.

Pat and her family all visit the Farming Friends farm to [...]

A Farm Animals Wordsearch

admin | March 21, 2007

Can you find the names of different farm animals and all their family names in the wordsearch? Have a go today and have some fun along the way!
 
Click on the links below for the wordsearch and the solution.
A Farm Animals Wordsearch
A Farm Animals Wordsearch Solution

A Crossword All About Eggs

admin | March 20, 2007

Fancy checking out your knowledge of egg facts? Then have a go at the ‘eggcellent’ crossword!
Read the articles on eggs to find out some of the answers in the crossword.

Cooking With Eggs
How To Test If An Egg Is Fresh
The Nutritional Value Of An Egg

Farmyard Sounds – The Answers

sara | January 9, 2007

Here are the answers to the farmingfriends farmyard sounds.

Farmyard Sound 1 = female guinea fowl call.
Farmyard Sound 2 = pigs grunting and squealing.
Farmyard Sound 3 = pigs eating.
Farmyard Sound 4 = sugarbeet loading into trailer.
Farmyard Sound 5 = harvesting sugarbeet.
Farmyard Sound 6 = tractor ploughing field.
Farmyard Sound 7 = silage feeder.
Farmyard Sound 8 = male and female guinea fowl call.

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