Staying Safe on farm

July 17, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m incredibly proud to be a part of the British farming industry. But I am less proud of our health and safety record…

The most horrific sight

October 4, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

*Warning graphic content*

It has happened again. There has been yet another dog attach on a sheep.

What the older generation of farmers can teach us …

August 9, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

It is no secret that my grandad is my role model and inspiration – at 90 years old, he continues to farm every single day and shows no signs of retirement any time soon!

Wall to wall sunshine

July 25, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Yesterday the BBC Breakfast team visited our farm to learn about how the prolonged period of dry weather is effecting farmers (in particular livestock farmers) across the country.

Lorna Sixsmith’s ‘Till the cows come home’ – Book Review

June 4, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

When Lorna dropped me a message one evening asking if I would review her latest book ‘Till the cows come home’ on my blog, I was delighted (and a little bit flabbergast!) to accept.

Stress and My Countryside Remedy

May 16, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

It’s exam season and like most students up and down the country I am STRESSED, especially since they are my final ever exams (well – unless I fail and need to resit!).

Love British Food Fortnight

March 23, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

So it’s Love British Food fortnight, a campaign which promotes #britishfoodisgreat and our fantastic agricultural industry!