FARM DIARY

It would be good to draw a line under this scandalous affair as soon as possible, but it seems that there is still some way to go.

The court cases will go on for months no doubt, as farmers attempt to bring the government to book and adhere to its own principle of 'polluter pays'.

All the maize is clamped, and a fine sight it looks too!

It is hard to believe that this is all going to get eaten by the cows, but it always does, and they are tucking into it without a care in the world.

My thanks to those who did not complain about the silage contractors, who are only around for a couple of days after all; but no thanks to the very rude lady (although there was no lady-like behaviour) who appeared in the yard on Friday.

After being very rude to several people as she looked for me, she still had some capacity left for my attention. I was very polite but she was very lucky to escape total disinfection after ignoring all our bio-security efforts, speeding up our drive and carrying on like a demented fish-wife.

We put up with ridiculous four-wheel drive vehicles driven by urbanites in and around our village all year round without a word of complaint.

We put up with the village being closed twice a day as mothers block the roads as they pick up little Johnnie in the Hummer.

They drive in the middle of the road and bully others into the ditch; do not therefore expect my sympathy when they find themselves in another league once the silage contractors arrive.

For full feature see West Sussex Gazette October 24