Harvest is coming

Love it, the chaser bin has arrived. I waved good by to the Richard western we had used for 10 years. The mighty 27 tonne Horsch chaser bin has become a proud member of the PX fleet. It feels as if harvest has started. If it doesn't rain it won't be long.





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Australia Nuffield visits

Helen Thomas a 2010 Nuffield Scholar from Australia called in for two nights with husband Wayne. They are touring the Uk and europe for 7 weeks.


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Location:Scotland farm

Trimble following JD

Local farmer Ed Banks kindly sent Anthony with his Case tractor and Trimble steering through RTK farming. We down loaded the A and B lines from the John Deere box to the Trimble through gatekeeper. To see how far out from the line drawn by the John Deere rear hitch we followed with a technical method using Chris on the farm with a metal bar.


John Deere following the Trimble. See the cracks in the clay land.


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Location:Scotland Farm

Crops and Farmers weekly article

This article appeared in the Crops and Farmers Weekly magazines last week. Farming is moving forward in great leaps and bounds with technology.
Still no rain, im even going to have to break my promise to be defeated and start complaining with other farmers about the weather, i think ill hold off just one more week and stay postive.

Royal wedding

We are flying the flag. We have set up the board room with fresh cream scones, tea and BBC inplayer on the big screen.


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Collar bone broken

Fiona said as your back can you try out a race horse to see if it would play polo. I jumped on, my hunting horse stood beside, shot off and the thoroughbred I was on took off rearing and bucking and galloping, I has no control as the bridle I had on was a halter, I decided to jump off amidst all the action. The ground is hard as hell, I hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. My goodness it hurt, I was struggling for breath and my right hand side was in difficulties. An ambulance came after 40 minutes as I refused to call or consent. Off I went to the hospital. My hip was x-rayed and chest, the doctor appeared and said there's nothing wrong with you. I limped out the Hospital with my pride battered and struggling to breath.
Today I sat in the office and got a call from the hospital, they had made a mistake I had a broken collar bone and two broken ribs. My pride has been restored.





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Holy water in Ukraine

Easter Sunday and crowds of people with plastic bottles making there way to drink the holy water. Andrew and I stopped off to sample. It's said to protect you from illness and give you a long life. Andrew was concerned as the pipe comes out of the railway embankment and 'what makes this suspected drain so holy'. I can confirm after drinking the water that it's not evian.



Stopped off for lunch in The Royal Hotel in Budapest for old times sake, while on route to Bratislava.