This is normally a quiet time in the fields on our farm. It’s the time when the final preparations for lambing and calving are put in place, and the spring cereal rotation is made.
Query: Dear Mary Frances, I’m bothered by the actions of one of my neighbours, who I have seen removing internal hedgerows from his farm over the past two years.
It is hard to believe that another year is nearly over, I often wonder is it that as you grow older the years go quicker or does it seem that way the busier you get. 2023 has being a challenging year for me: the weather was poor, cattle didn’t thrive and the costs of production remain stubbornly high.