It's Back British Farming Day on Wednesday September 13. This year marks the eighth Back British Farming Day and the NFU is aiming to make it the biggest yet. If you love British food, and our iconic countryside, find out more at their website Countrysideonline

 

Well done to all the team who have worked long hours to get the job done!

Starting at 5am, August 3, farmers and industry organisations throughout the UK will join forces once again, harnessing the immense power of social media to bring farming closer to the masses.

Supported by Morrisons, this flagship campaign will highlight what a typical day in agriculture can look like and educate consumers on the incredible journey from field to fork.
Take a look at their website.

The Farm Safety Foundation, is an independent registered charity working throughout the UK dedicated to raising awareness of farm safety and mental wellbeing in the next generation of (under 40 years) farmers.
While UK farmers are among the best in the world, farming remains one of our country’s most hazardous industries; accounting for 1% of workers but 18% of all worker fatalities (HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Report in GB 2021/2022).
To find out more, visit their page Yellow Wellies.

Approximately 35 local farmers attended the event where they discussed the following topics:

1. Soil structure, cultivations and the importance of looking at your soil structure – hosted by Ollie and Steve Corbitt (Agrii.)
2. Cultivations and planting techniques hosted by Horsch.
3. Nozzle choice, spray quality hosted by David Felce (Agrii).

The presentations were followed by food and a good catch up and were greatly enjoyed by all who attended.

The Bedfordia Farms team were putting a fascinating bit of kit through its paces last week on the farm - the AgBot T2 -156HP tracked autonomous tractor from AGXEED. This has a 4.1L diesel engine with a speed range of 0 - 13.5km/hour and a LIDAR obstacle detection system. Operated through a remote control and AgBot does it's stuff without an operator on-board and the lack of a cab gives it a low squat profile that looks like it might transform at any moment. 
The team used it with a mower which can be seen in action by clicking on this video link.

The Common Spotted Orchid is the most common of all UK orchids as it grows in many different habitats, including woodland, roadside verges, hedgerows, old quarries, sand dunes and marshes. It flowers between June and August.
Its leaves are green with purple, oval spots that form a rosette at ground level and the flowers range from white and pale pink, through to purple, with a distinctive patterned petal.
The highly perfumed flowers of the common spotted-orchid are particularly attractive to day-flying moths. For more information, visit the Wildlife Trusts website.
 

We are always pleased to see what Harley Dowe, teacher and Forest School leader and his pupils get up to in the woods during their Thursday afternoon Forest School
This terms activities include both treasure and a scavenger hunts, building a shelter, mixing magic potions, bark rubbing, leaf printing and tree music - exciting stuff!