I have a great feeling of relief tonight. Yesterday we finished seeding soybeans. Some were after wheat, some were for the first time, some were for the second time, but every acre we are going to plant is in the ground. Never in my life, not even last...

Out of curiousity I took the online assessment a minute ago to see if I would qualify for a UK work visa. Mrs. KF and I both have university degrees, no criminal records, speak remarkably good English for foreigners, and are able to bring in excess of...

As a second tractor father went quite modern and bought the latest Fordson, a Fordson Major, basically it was a "long legged" version if the Standard Fordson, only these had three point linkage and side brakes and taller rear wheels. Along with...

Im writing this in a bit of a excited/manic/nervous frenzy!! To quickly sum up before i have a coronory-or explode with excitement - i have an interview for the junior apprentice on the BBC. Its the same as Sir Alan Sugar's apprentice - but for younger...

Ruth Skinner, MBE presented by HM Q E II, Holyrood house, 30th June 2009, for services to carriage driving and riding for the disabled, New Year Honours list 2009.

The history of cooperatives shows clearly that this business model has been associated with food production, processing and distribution from it's early start in the UK back in 1844 when the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society was established in Rochdale...

Yeah, y'know in my photo gallery there's a photo of our estimated wool payment, well, we have signed up for an 'Extra4wool' thing from CWG so apparantly we get 7.5% off most of the stuff in store which is great! Has anyone else signed...

[That title was HUGE!] Hi, sorry I haven't been posting for such a long time. I've been busy as you can see... First of all - sheep shearing, our 1st time doing it by ourselves and the sheep came out looking like they'd been butchered (oops...

Story of a young mans efforts to become a farmer without the aid of inheritance. In my last blog, "Success at Last??!!" I had been waiting for the letter from the bank saying they would loan me the money to further my ambition. Having been made...

It has all become a bit like squeezing on a rice pudding. If you want to get any truth with the environmental scientists who continue to berate farmers, not them, they will simply resort to a generalization like bird numbers are down and it is due to...

I forgot to mention ...... On 21th June, there was the Northern Area YFC Field day. A bus load of YFC members from Northumberland, travelled down to thirsk auction mart where there were competitions ranging from stockjudging to kite flying to farm safety...

Since my last post, shearing has been started and finished. Ewes and tups were all sheared, and the lambs, tups and ewes were all clicked. The pheasants arrived on saturday - despite it being a foggy, miserable, drizzly day, the birds were in good shape...

Looks like a corner was turned this weekend. I got my gentle rain Saturday in 3 half inch increments, total of 1.5 inches. A neighbor got the 3 inches this time, however much of my area only got a half to three quarters. Much of the area ended up under...

Ive just spent the morning with a lovely lady who is working for the guardian newspaper. What for? I hear you say. Well, she is running an article on teenagers and, from what i gather, on how teenagers arent all 'hoodies with knifes'. It was quite...