Grazing platforms looking a lot better now 👍

Soil compaction a real result of this springs heavy rainfall !!

When are Lancashire police going to start stopping this type of bike , more and more seen in the roads of Lytham!!!

Different type of dairying today

Our first visit on the final day of the BGS Summer Meeting was to Marshalls Farm. Kate Lywood and Jeremy Way explained about their organic spring calving dairy herd. We also heard about herbal leys, parasitic wasps and methods of reducing heat stress in the herd Dorset Grassland Society

What a fantastic visit to end our 2024 Summer Meeting. Thank you to Andrew & Chris Hodgkins for the tour around their Locks flock of 3000 NZ Romneys. We took in part of the South Downs Way as we went, with fabulous views from the top Dorset Grassland Society Barenbrug UK Cotswold Seeds

Huge thanks to Tom Bradshaw National Farmers' Union and to the many people who have sent such lovely messages. Most importantly for me this is recognition for the brilliant team of professional NFU staff and members that I had the privilege to work with. #BackingBritishFarming 🙌💪💚

Many of you have now heard of the passing of Oliver Walston. I asked David Walston for some words on the former Farmers Weekly columnist - most of which will be on this week's letters page but for reasons of space not quite all of them. So here is the fine piece in full:

I took this photo on July 4, the last time he went for a drive around the farm. I thought I’d take a selfie each time we went for a drive after this - didn’t realise it would be the first and the last time.

It’s #FarmSafetyWeek Farm Safety Foundation make sure you take that extra bit of time and #comehomesafe especially at this busy time of year National Farmers' Union NFU Midlands NFUWorcestershire

🐴 Four Percheron horses harvesting with an Albion reaper binder down in Chichester this week! 📹 Andy Robinson

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Harvest 2024 continues. Nice early start to cutting wheat, yields are looking very promising and coming in dry. Happy days😊.

2nd cut almost done, 25 yr old forager, 17 yr old tractor. ⁦HCC⁩ ⁦NFU Cymru 🚜⁩

Third cut silage growing well. 2 weeks or so until mowing. Stuart Henry Watson Seeds Soil Association Scotland Nature Friendly Farming Network #farm24

I find it astonishing that the CEO RiverActionUK James Wallace, and BBC Breakfast are not aware there are no growth hormones used on British Farms Given the level of concern by River Action UK on the topic thats fairly basic knowledge food.ec.europa.eu/safety/chemica…

BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2024 On-farm judging has begun. Judges will be visiting the three finalists: Philip & David Clarke (Ferm Grassland Club) Peter Done (cheshiregrasslandsociety ) Dylan (Dylan Jones) & Wyn Jones (Anglesey Grassland Society) Look out for posts from the visits

The tea picking teabot in Cornwall. Hear more tomorrow morning bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

It’s good to step outside your comfort zone occasionally 🤔#tillagelive

NFU members | The NFU has joined 31 other British trade organisations as a signatory of @FamilyBizUKs letter to the Chancellor highlighting the devastating impact of changes to APR and BPR on the rural economy and family-run businesses. Read more 👉 ow.ly/5Uwg50Uu8ff