1st bay is up

First bay is up and the frame for the second bay has been started and the first bays roof starts this coming week. 

Black grass control in sugar beet

Edd Banks has kindly come to use his shielded sprayer to spray roundup between the rows and a selective herbicide on the beet plants. 

Potato ridging

Michael is ridging up the potatoes ahead of bartletts planting team in March. 

Transport Manager Certificate

I sat a very well run course at RHA over 3 weeks in February and March with a following exam for two modules for a certificate in International Transport which I received today, thank goodness. 

Spring life

The ducklings on the pond have started to arrive. 

Will have to watch out for the sparrow Hawks which take them away. Sadly each year it goes down to 1 duckling from 14 as a norm. 

Up she goes, shed 3

My master plan of three grain stores is underway. First Bay is Cambridge which will have winter barley stored in July from this Harvest. 

Sugar beet comes up with black grass

The heavy land drilled sugar beet has started to emerge and the spring blackgrass has got a good start as well. Conditions must be good this spring for blackgrass.