Everyone involved with farmers, farming, rural communities and life therein, will have sighed with relief (as well as exasperation) at the Government’s recent change, as far as the IHT implications on their properties are concerned. The revisions will help many families but won’t rescue everyone – and the biggest ‘boys’ (and ‘girls’ and many institutions) will still have to make the best possible arrangements to protect their assets. But the underlying worry persists that thi

Once again, we were delighted to sponsor and attend this now established annual event at their Showground just to the north of Newport....

Yet the countryside still looks its best at this time of year...... What’s happening? Does this Spring somehow seem different to others?...

We were delighted to sponsor and attend this inaugural event on 27th February.  Hosted at the East Afton Farm centre, over 100 delegates...

Tuesday saw the final Livestock Market of the year with the usual cattle and sheep sales along with the annual Turkey sale here in...

We were delighted to support and sponsor this biannual event held at Manor Farm Berwick St John near Shaftesbury on 14th and 15th...

Over the past few months, Kirsty has been completing a lot of consultation work (including environmental scheme applications,...

Once again John Woolley Ltd sponsored the Indoor Carriage Driving championships this year which were held in Grantham at the end of...

If only these were as straightforward as they are in cricket: four runs along the ground to the boundary and a six if the ball clears the...

It was an early start on Monday for our Tracey Butterworth who caught the ferry over to the Isle Of Wight to attend the annual Gilten...

10 differences between them The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), DEFRA’s new environmental land management scheme, will finally be...

All of us are realising how vital this commodity is, but are we doing enough to look after it? The following is an extract from a CAAV...

From the bright yellow of the oil seed rape to the cream of May blossom, and now this vivid red from a field full of poppies – spotted...

2023 has also been a fantastic year for May (hawthorn blossom) and the horse chestnuts too have been spectacular, and next to watch out...

Is this a very under-rated wildflower? Driving along narrow Dorset lanes this week (in mid-May) there is an abundance of it on the...

John Woolley Ltd are proud to be a sponsor of the The British Indoor Carriage Driving Championships being held on 14th to 16th of April...

You might have thought we’ve had enough rain over the winter. December and January seemed to have restored the balance of the 2022 dry...

We’re not quite there yet (February 12th) as there is sure to be an icy blast before it really does feel that spring has arrived, but the...

In the annals of time, I wonder what memories of this year will be recorded? The death of Queen Elizabeth ll … the Ukraine war … UK...

There have been many instances of wildfires around the world and a few weeks ago, when temperatures peaked, in Britain too. Until you...