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The Cold and Snow
Happy New Year to everyone, well 2026 has started as being rather cold across the UK and that certainly has been the case here in South Derbyshire. While the North and the coast of the UK have had the worst of the weather and the snow, we have initially just had very cold winds and
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Laminitis and Rosie
In my previous post we spoke about opening up access for the horses onto the very top field. Not long after doing this we has several days of frost. The sunny days and the nights with the frost create an increase in the sugars in the grass and where a horse might be susceptible there
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Moving the Horses on the dry field
At this time of the year we open up access to the very top field for the horses as this is the driest field that we have during the winter. The soil here on the farm is clay and during the winter months retains moisture which makes it heavy going for the horses to move
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Change to Dog Worrying Law
There is about to be a change to the laws that relate to dogs worrying of livestock. The bill has passed through the House of Commons and now gone through the House of lords, and as such will go forward for Royal assent and will become law. Some of the key aspects is that the
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Whats been happening in November?
Well the weather has significantly changed with more rain and a drop in temperatures. Early in the month we did some muck spreading of one of the fields, the rain then helped to break down the muck and get the nutrients into the soil. As the month continued the rain softened the ground so thankfully
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Cracking on with Autumn Jobs
Well after the continued good weather of September we have now seen Autumn fully arrive with october. For us here at Nethertown Farm the first indicator is the changing of colour of the leaves on the Goat and Sheep building from Green to Red. Also the with the start of October means that we can
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Bumper Crop of Sloe Berries
While this year has been exceptionally dry and has resulted in a reduced yield for the hay, what we have seen is that there has been a bumper crop from our various fruit trees, particularly with the apples and pears. As mentioned on previous posts the Trees and the hedges are also full of their
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New Arrival Settling In
When we first added sheep to the small holding one of concerns that we had was that there was quite a few foxes in and around the local countryside. This caused us a concern at the risk that we could lose some of the lambs and considering that we were just starting out to build
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A Busy August
Its been a busy month for us here on the farm. The weather has remained dry but that has meant we have yet again had to delay the muck spreading. The reason being is that without rain the muck will not breakdown and release the nutrients into the soil, also with the soil baked hard
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Acorn Galls
With all the acorns on the oak trees and the branches being so low you can get a good look at them and one of the things that you get to see amongst the bumper crop is Acorn Galls. Acorn galls are abnormal growths on acorns and their cups, caused by gall wasps laying their eggs
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