As I see it on the land – July-August 2023
Just Waiting. We are waiting for the showery conditions to clear and the sun to return before setting the combine off on our 2023 harvest. Only then will we know […]
As I see it on the land – June 2023
As I See it on the Land As predicted the spring oats were just visible in their rows by the start of May. The crop is not uniformly even in […]
As I see it on the land – May 2023
As I See it on the Land How everything changed after writing last month. We have endured one of the wettest springs ever recorded. During the last four weeks Mark […]
As I see it on the land – April 2023
As I See it on the Land Writing well ahead of the delivery time of the magazine can be tricky. A dry February looked as if it was going to […]
As I see it on the land – March 2023
As I See it on the Land The threatened snow, thankfully, never arrived here last month, just extreme cold. A second spell of cold weather spelt the end of stubble […]
As I see it on the land – February 2023
As I See it on the Land I received a phone call after 10pm on the evening of the day the thaw set in after the cold spell. Some […]
As I see it on the land – December 2022
Just as I thought the wheat crop was all set to grow through the winter without further attention, the agronomist arrives, inspects, and gives more recommendations. Due to the continued […]
As I See it on the Land – November 2022
Having been restricted to the farmstead I can only report on what I have been told rather than seen. The rain showers came in time for the cover crops to […]
As I See it on the Land – October 2022
Whilst the ground was rock hard, we took the opportunity to get access to the pond opposite the Granary on Ash Hill where a large poplar tree had lain across […]