Bateman Sprayers | News and Events | Bycott Farm Diary
Written by agronomist Matthew Alford, our Bycott Farm Diary gives insight into how we manage day-to-day life on our own family farm. Having worked with us since 2019, Matthew previously gained extensive experience using Bateman Sprayers. having spent 5 years contract spraying at Bycott.
As I look back over the season at Bycott Farm, it’s hard not to feel quietly proud of what has been achieved. The winter oats were even better than the best year ever and that best year was only a year before…
The UK has already enjoyed over 507 hours of sunshine this spring, which is why Bycott Farm is looking as good, if not better, than it has ever looked…
So, that’s 2024 pretty much wrapped up. I hate to sound like a scratched record, but yet again it’s been all about the weather. But then, perhaps it always will be, this is the South West of England after all…
What an autumn, winter and spring we’ve just had! I think we’ve all experienced a slow start. Our work here began in earnest during the last week in April, some two months later than the corresponding period in 2023…
We welcomed a new family to the farm in September. A colony of UK Western Honeybees were delivered by Quince Honey Farm based locally in South Molton…
This last quarter has been dominated by Mother Nature once again. Like many parts of the country our weather here in North Devon has been challenging for arable farm businesses…
It’s been a year of weather extremes so far here in North Devon. We experienced the driest February on record closely followed by the wettest March. April has been hit and miss too; we could certainly do with a sustained dry spell…
