One of my long held ambitions is to visit New England in the "fall" when the leaves on the trees in the huge forests there turn from green to their autumn colours before being blown away leaving the branches bare until spring. I've seen photographs and the colours are glorious. But its always too busy on the farm at this time of year to find time to take a trip to look at them on the ground, so to speak.
But there really is no need this year. Leaves here at home are turning to yellows and browns and reds and what is more, in the absence of brisk breezes recently, they are clinging to the trees. OK, so we don't have the volume they do in the North Eastern corner of the USA but the colours in our small woods and copses are just as dramatic and I am enjoying them.
With the £ worth so little against the $ and the value of wheat well below cost of production I probably couldn't afford a trip stateside anyway. So I will satisfy myself with local pleasures.
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HI David,
I would like to get in touch with you as I am working with a company offering farmer training in price risk management. You may remember we spoke at Cereals this summer. We are interested in hosting some free, informational meetings to speak about what we can offer to farmers in Norfolk and wanted to ask your advice re) contacts, conveniently located venues etc. Also, I wondered if you had any plans to write about risk management tools in the future. We would be delighted to speak to you about this.
I write here as you know I am from New England and just got back from visiting home and indeed the fall foliage was beautiful. thanks for your encouragement to the tourists to go there.
Best to you, Lorna and the family
Contact details - leslie.berger@oda-agri.com tel: 07772 434604
Posted by Leslie Berger | November 3, 2009 1:14 PM
Posted on November 3, 2009 13:14