Category: Activity
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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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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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Make hay when the sun shines
With the recent good weather we have been busy cutting and baling the hay which we use for the winter feed for the animals. When it comes to Hay Season it is a high stress period as we constantly start watching the weather forecasts and looking at what the possibility of rain will be. However
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Stiles and Footpath Maintenance
As we now enter summer and we have had rain after the long dry spell that we had in April and early May there has been a spurt of growth with the grass (not as much as we would like!) but also with the hedgerows. What this has mean has been that we have had
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