Great to see. Say it as you see it. Poor old Hepworth wouldn’t get near the BBC today.
He (Walston) was a muppetGreat stuff , great man before his time !
Like that was ever going to go on for ever anyway, ahead of his time .He (Walston) was a muppet
He didnt need the subsidy, but plenty others did.
Tony blair watched that and stuck the boot in
A member here .Where are they now? Next generation? Or are they contract farmed?
Where are they now? Next generation? Or are they contract farmed?
Peter Hepworth did not burn straw and used a lot of manure
he incorporated straw way before the burning ban
and spent a lot of time killing the moles that eat his worms
he was a man of his times but I am sure he would have adapted to the conditions we farm in now
my memory would agree with youI could be very wrong on this but I believe Peter Hepworth died of a lung related disease, I also have a feeling that his son emigrated To Canada to farm.
I could be wrong though on both points.
I go past where he used to farm occasionally it always reminds me of his articles.my memory would agree with you
Haha, yes I remember him regularly ranting about gulls pinching his beloved worms and would only plough/cultivate at night.Would cultivate in the dark so birds didn’t take the worms. Do I remember correctly, but didn’t he have a pig unit as well for muck?
Went on a visit there once and always remember him referring to mice as "meeses"!What a guy Peter Hepworth was. Had the good fortune to hear him speak and always read his articles in Arable Farmer first.
I always admire a man that calls a spade a spade. Could do with a few more like him now.
Went on a visit there once and always remember him referring to mice as "meeses"!
I bought that fw60 in 2011After the dutzi I do believe he got himself a FW60 with 2 sets of discs hooked together then followed with a 6m Amazon’s RPD combi outfit on that Fendt 626 he had.
iirc that 6m combi cost more to buy than a brace of 4m versions did!
Did he hate those meeses to pieces? Can’t remember what cartoon that was from.
What’s a Glencoe soil saver ?I remember him running on about his Glencoe Soil Saver.
Its like a big piggy bankWhat’s a Glencoe soil saver ?