FEBRUARY 2000
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The Winter Barley on the Drive field is looking rather yellow as it is needing both nitrogen and manganese to help it to grow but its too wet to go on the field so I'm hoping for some dry weather! She is our 1st heifer calf this year 1st of the new millennium no less and would be March born but for the leap year. As you may be aware Greenheyes farm participates in conservation program known as the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Part of our lands which are managed under this scheme are those which are bordered by the River Dane. This picture was taken 12 hours later on the banks of the left hand meadow as you can see there was a film of oil over the water. Fortunately (if any spill can be called fortunate) the light composition of the oil and the recent heavy rains combined to disperse the spillage and little environmental damage was sustained. (Greenheyes is approximately 7 miles downstream from the accident.) At the start of the month I added a counter to the site to give me an idea of what interest was being shown in the site, and I have to say that I have been pleasantly surprised. Thank you for visiting and please feel free to contact me with your opinions or if you have a site of similar interest drop me a line and I will put a link to your site on my links page. March beckons and as soon as the rain stops Spring work will begin in earnest. See you next month Phil
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