Tag: hedges

  • Change to Dog Worrying Law

    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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  • Cracking on with Autumn Jobs

    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

    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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  • A Busy August

    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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