How to prepare for livestock

So you’ve bought that perfect slice of farming heaven and are planning to fill it with all the animals you’ve always wanted. But how to know you have everything ready and in place? Below are some tips to think about …

How to plan for winter farming

Planning for winter farming isn’t as daunting as it sounds. Winter is not far away, and whilst the weather is definitely changing, there is still enough time to get some planning activities done before the real cold and wet hits. …

How to involve kids in farming

If like me you have kids, it can be important to get them actively and positively involved in your farm. Depending on the age of the child in question, there are different things you can do that will not only …

How to fix a broken fence post

Broken fence posts are unfortunately something that do happen on farms. Whether it be due to trees or branches falling on them, animals running into and head butting them, or simply age and rot, you will eventually need to remove …

Fencing Fun

Fencing – lamb-proofing our lambing paddock fence so that lambs cannot fall onto electric wires, and foxes cannot come through the non-electrified wires to hurt our babies whilst they are still new and weak.