Another year, another machinery sale. One era closes and another one begins. Although this time perhaps it is more a start for the next...

Or is it the cows? If you stop by the Salisbury Christmas Prize Show & Sale being held at Salisbury Market you can see for yourself. It c...

As soon as John mentioned he had been invited to commence the auction at the recent Ovington Down Farm Machinery & Implements Sale I deci...

Perhaps it was Danny Boyle's amazing opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics that highlighted for many of us the change in Britain'...

Nowadays, it is unlikely that they will be seated on the ground! And, in the UK, they are unlikely to be out in the open, or all gathered...

A question non-farming people often ask is what is the difference between winter and spring cereals. The crops are the same - wheat, barl...

Once an important quarter day in the calendar year of the farming world. Traditionally, especially in the south of England with arable fa...

This is the week of the New Forest Show. A dry, cloudy, warm (but not hot) week, perfect for the animals and spectators alike. The settin...

This week brought the first heatwave of this summer and 30 degree temperatures. Harvest started with the winter barley. Oil seed rape wil...