Dry weather forecast will mean a busy week ahead for many

After all the rain we have had over the last few months every farmer must watch the weather forecast each Sunday night hoping for the prospect of a good week ahead.

At last it looks like it might dry up, for a little while anyway. Cold and dry, it’s about time.

Obviously the most common response to this news in most farmhouses was one of the following, let’s get some grazing done and/or we badly need to get some slurry and fertiliser out.