There’s a section in my book Would You Marry A Farmer? where I advise farm wives on the necessities they require when helping out on a livestock farm. They include a belt on your trousers, wellies and a sports bra. But what happens when you don’t have time to put them on?
7am and I was flitting in and out of sleep, the radio alarm had gone off but I didn’t really hear it. Brian was up a while [...]
In honour of World Milk Day today, here’s ten random facts about cows:
1. Cows socialise for at least two hours every day. Chatting while chewing the cud, ruminating over where’s the best bit of grass, conversing about the weather, who’s pregnant, who had the best calves last year, whose calf has the highest EBI, what field they are going to next …….
2. Cows [...]
This week was all about silage and slurry. (Silage is grass that is cut and chopped, brought to a concrete pit and packed in tight. When covered with polythene and tyres to keep the air out, it stays preserved until the cattle eat it in the winter – it’s important to get it in as dry as possible). ?The contractors had a few problems with the mowing which meant it was dragged out a bit but it [...]
Farm Wives Then and Now
(This article was originally published in Ireland’s Own magazine)
Farm Wives Then and Now – Ireland’s Own Magazine
Farming in the mid twentieth century was very different to farm life now. While many farmers worked abroad or went to the mart weekly to trade cattle, most farm wives stayed at home. Their tasks weren’t limited to [...]
I’m not sure if Murphy’s Law is the best description for this – apparently it refers to ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong’. Maybe Sod’s Law is a better fit – it means that it will always go wrong with the worst possible outcome. Well, things can always be worse to be honest but when things go wrong in farming, it is usually more serious than toast falling to the floor butter side down.
I was away last Sunday [...]
