This week we are proud to introduce derbyshire sheep farmer, Sophie Barnes, to the blog. Sophie will be blogging monthly on the trials and tribulations of running her own flock of sheep. Here’s Sophie’s first post on what’s been on her farming agenda! Escapees! Escapee sheep seems to be the main thing occupying my time recently! My wee little Hebs have discovered that if they grit their teeth and go for it, they can run through electric fencing. Not ideal seeing as…
Men working the farm and women providing background support, on hand with tea and cake – a common notion right? Sure this still pervades the industry with a degree of prominence, however today younger women are coming to the fore. No longer are women…