Rhino: a month in the life of an Oil Seed Rape plant
Weather . . . or not I’m sure I will have mentioned this before (if so I can’t recall when) but I often say to friends visiting from abroad that …
Rising Prices
Weather or not Remember my comments a month ago; and remember also that I am writing a month before you read this. How do you remember the weather in June? …
Oakley: a month in the life of a wheat plant continued
If you walk along the top of Crackle Hill and then downhill towards Polehanger you will notice a big difference between the wheat crops on view from the top of …
Thoughts on the Mega Dairy
Arable crop farming is by its very nature, seasonal and annually repetitive. I have now been compiling this diary for more than a year and should really be looking back …
The Importance of Water
Our crops really get up a head of steam in May and early June before the ear emerges and it starts the ripening process. Mark continues to apply nutrients to …