Category: Simon’s Blog

It is always said that us farmers are never happy with the weather. Although the glorious sunshine has put a smile on many faces, we (or should I say, our sunflowers!) are longing for some rain! Despite their name, this hot weather hasn’t been helping the sunflowers’ cause of late. Weeds, however, thrive on the...

It has been a while since I last managed to update my news, so we have a lot to catch up on. As I sit down to write this update, a message has popped up on my phone from an old friend. They have shared a “blast from the past” image of myself and Liam...

And just like that we have entered the last month of the year, December. The team here at Becketts Farm are gearing up for our busiest time of year. The 18ft Norway Spruce has arrived outside the Farm Shop. Its sourced from Woods Farm just down the road, who also supply the Covent Garden tree...

It’s been a while since I last wrote my news blog – time certainly is flying by. The harvest season also seemed to flash before my eyes too. The hot, hot, hot weather means that all the crops were ready to harvest sooner than usual and have been safely gathered for this year. It’s hard...

Well firstly, I hope that you haven’t missed me too much! I haven’t done an update since February and it feels as though those months have just flown by. We have of course held our Easter event since then, which is always a crowd-pleaser. After two years of not holding it due to the pandemic,...

I must admit, I find the first six weeks of the year particularly hard. The inevitably miserable weather, dark nights and post-Christmas blues are a real struggle. And, this year we had not one, but THREE storms batter the landscape this February. Luckily, much of the farmland and property came away unscathed, save for a...

January always seems a long month, so the new years’ celebrations seem a distant memory. It is only right to begin this month’s news by wishing you all the best for a happy and prosperous 2022. Christmas as well seems an even more distant memory, but it was so lovely to celebrate with friends and...

The work at Fulford Barns is complete now and the properties fully let. It’s been a huge project with lots of involvement from our team and external contractors. I’m very pleased overall with the outcome and the finished properties. Here are some of the team moving the machinery away. The end of one project and...

Despite the pants weather, to put it politely, we have managed to plant almost all next year’s crop which is always a relief. The coming months tend to go a little quieter for the Farming team but their time is always used wisely and they have enjoyed getting creative over the last few weeks! You’ll...

All is safely gathered in for another year, and we have begun re-planting out in the fields. I bet you can guess how I am feeling about the weather! Miserable. These are not good conditions for farming. My grandfathers’ old farming diaries often tell a similar story around this time of year, rain unexpectedly hampering...