Category: Simon’s Blog

Simon’s News – September 2017 I usually start my monthly news with farming updates, however this month I’d like to start with business. I mentioned last month that our Restaurant Manager here at Becketts Farm was celebrating his 50th birthday with a big party. I was honoured at the party to be invited to speak...

As we approach the end of August I am pleased to report that all of the cereals are safely gathered in. From our 300 acres of oil seed rape we yielded an average 1.9 tonne per acre, the best output we’ve ever had from the crop. The weather meant that the wheat was not as...

On the farm the wait is now over and we have begun the harvest. It’s an extremely busy time of year so hats off to the team who help me to see it through. We have already harvested 120 acres (48 hectares) of oil seed rape and have had the chance to use our new...

The month of June brings lots of fantastic fresh local and British produce into the Farm Shop, including the much anticipated English Strawberries! You really can’t beat them! It makes up for the fact that it will soon see the end of the short-lived Asparagus season. You might just catch the last few bunches in...

May already, and on the farm it’s all about the waiting game now. We’re all planted up, fertiliser sprayed and now we wait, until the harvest. Our new grain store is now finished well in advance of this. The floor is concreted and has been polished so that it is a thing of beauty –...

The fields are now canary yellow, with the oil seed rape in full flower. It’s a really beautiful image, and my ultimate highlight of each and every year farming. Truly wonderful! The new grain store has now been constructed fully, all except for a concrete floor which we will be putting in in early May....