Farming Procedures

What the farmer has to do

The farmer has to perform a wide range of tasks: sometimes complex, sometimes technical and often hard work. Here we tell you a little about some of them.

Ploughing - cultivating the land

There's far more to ploughing than just driving a tractor up and down all day.

How a plough works.
Reversible ploughs, ploughing in 'lands.'
What is sillion? A farmer's interpretation of Gerard Manley Hopkins' most famous poem.