Quick Index

• Farm-Direct Welcome page
• Buying direct from the farm.
  • Directory of farmers selling direct to the public
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• Farming news
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• Farming smallads - Farmers advertising to farmers
• Farming in Britain
  • Livestock and Crops
    • Livestock Breeds
    • Animal Diseases
    • Avian Influenza - 'Bird Flu'
    • BSE - 'Mad Cow Disease'
    • Bovine Tuberculosis
    • Grass, hay & silage; an introduction
    • Grass in detail.
    • Silage & hay in detail
    • Wheat - a vital crop.
    • The history of wheat - and the rise of modern varieties.
    • The structure and genetics of wheat.
    • Modern wheat, its characteristics and uses.
    • Oilseed Rape(Canola) - not just for cooking oil.
    • Barley - used for animal feed and brewing
      • The history of barley, an ancient crop.
      • Growing and harvesting barley.
      • Malting barley and brewing beer.
  • Types of farm
  • Farming Procedures
  • Ploughing
    • How a plough works.
    • Reversible ploughs, ploughing in 'lands.'
    • What is sillion? A farmer's view of Gerard Manley Hopkins' most famous poem.
  • History
    • Introduction to early farming history
    • 200 year's effect on wild birds
    • The Ox, once the draught animal of choice.
    • Water Meadows - the lush pastures of the river valleys.
      • How a water meadow system works
      • Water meadow maintainance and operation
      • The rise and fall of the water meadows
  • The farming year
    • Charlie Kirk's farm diary
      • Year 2000
      • Year 2001 - Foot & Mouth arrives
    • The year on a typical mixed farm
  • Visiting farms
• Farming related events
• FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
  • Foot and Mouth Disease
• Glossary of farming terms
• Farming related links
• About Farm-Direct
  • Note for teachers, parents and those in difficulty
• Farm-Direct services to farmers
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• Farmer's jokes