Yes. It's a crazy job having a dangerous machine operating on a road and throwing debris out. I hate doing roads now. Little country lanes are ok but others are dodgy.
The most risky is cutting the inside of a roadside hedge with debris going out on to the road. I doubt any other industry would...
Just sheared our sheep today.
At the weekend all looked good. Yesterday noticed one ewe twitching but shearing today so could wait. Found one with bad strike and a few that would of really been bad in a couple of days. Clean sheep as well.
A bit of warmth and a few wet days really set the flies...
We only child size ones.
The electric trials bikes have improved dramatically in recent years. I did ride one in a trial a few years ago but wasn't keen but new ones are far better.
In fact two are entered in the Scottish six days trial in May.
This will be a very interesting test.
As a farm...
My daughter went to university but commuted from home as near enough. She recons the course could of been completed in a quarter of the time but university is a lifestyle choice for most.
I know of a few lecturers and they don't seem the sharpest tools in the box.
When I was at school only a handful of the very clever type went to university.
Now it seems the whole system is devalued with courses to suit all and too many going on to get degrees.
Technical college, apprenticeship, etc are far better for a lot.
So many sectors of agriculture are really having it rough and there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel. Luckily cereal growers have a decent price to cover the increases to a degree.
But many others are seeing fertiliser, fuel, cereals, machinery, electricity, labour, etc...