Farm machinery auction
Another year, another machinery sale. One era closes and another one begins. Although this time perhaps it is more a start for the next...
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Karen Chalmers
Nov 23, 20171 min read
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat.....
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...
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Karen Chalmers
Oct 26, 20172 min read
A man in action
As soon as John mentioned he had been invited to commence the auction at the recent Ovington Down Farm Machinery & Implements Sale I...
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John Woolley
May 25, 20172 min read
To plough or not to plough?
Perhaps it was Danny Boyle's amazing opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics that highlighted for many of us the change in...
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John Woolley
Dec 5, 20162 min read
While shepherds watch their flocks...
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...
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John Woolley
Oct 17, 20162 min read
Cereals and Seasons
A question non-farming people often ask is what is the difference between winter and spring cereals. The crops are the same - wheat,...
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John Woolley
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Michaelmas, 29 September
Once an important quarter day in the calendar year of the farming world. Traditionally, especially in the south of England with arable...
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John Woolley
Jul 29, 20162 min read
Unseen volunteers and a water shortage
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...
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John Woolley
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Harvest heat and cool water
This week brought the first heatwave of this summer and 30 degree temperatures. Harvest started with the winter barley. Oil seed rape...
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