Category: Farm

Our family farm is situated at the heart of Cornwall’s picturesque south coast. Here on my blog you can find farm posts about projects on the farm, from restoring machinery to raising orphan lambs. You can also find information and opinion posts about the farming landscape in general as well as much thoughts on agriculture-related news as and when stories develop.

3 reasons why the South Devon cattle breed is the backbone of our herd

In my farming life, I’ve had the chance to work with several different breeds of cattle. However, there’s one breed that has...

The countryside code: the 12 most critical steps on your farmland walk

Year after year, it seems like the popularity of accessing the countryside is increasing with more walkers passing through our farm each summer.

The UK’s top 21 farming social media influencers (according to farmers)

It was just before Christmas when I reflected on how Jeremy Clarkson had a dream. Unfortunately his dream about Meghan Markle turned out to be a nightmare and captivated the British press for several days.

Why do tractors have two brake pedals? It’s no mistake, they’re independent brakes!

Even the most experienced driver might climb into a tractor cab for the first time and find the array of knobs, switches and levers confusing.

British farming needs a champion whose baggage ain’t diddly squat

If you thought 2022 was going out with a bang, you must have overheard by palm connecting with my forehead when I saw the news that Jeremy Clarkson got himself in trouble once again.

David Brown accessories circa 1960

In an earlier blog post, I shared my discovery of a David Brown accessories catalogue  for the 950, which advertised add-ons available for what was then the flagship David Brown model.