What’s the best time of year to be a farmer?

Whether it be Winter, Spring, Summer or Autumn, farmers will always be busy! From looking after livestock to tending crops, lambing season or just general maintenance, there’s always a job to be done. So as a farmer, what is your 'Best Time' of year?

Is it the winter season? Many farmers take advantage of this season to tackle farm maintenance, including repairs, painting, cleaning and ensuring that machinery works as it should, all ready and prepared for the first signs of Spring. Perhaps you take advantage of the winter season to repair livestock fences, or chop up timber, for those all-important evening blazes on frosty nights. If you’re interested in checking out our range of workshop and maintenance equipment have a look here on our website.

As the ground begins to thaw, the tractors begin to roll and new shoots and the sounds of new life remind us that Spring has arrived! Lambing season for the sheep farmers among us is surely a tiring but rewarding few months; don’t forget to head to Agri-Linc to browse our range of electric fencing, perfect for turning the new season’s lambs out see here. Spring farming often involves keeping an ever-watchful eye on the sky… Is it the best time to get those crops planted? When is the right time to spread the fertiliser? Finally, when the crops are in the ground, it’s an important priority for farmers to protect their biggest asset, check out our extensive range of crop protection equipment here.

Summer Season - This season can be a yearly highlight for many farmers, and some will choose to show off the best of their livestock at country shows and fairs. For the arable farmers, there’s no shortage of long hours in this season! Haymaking and silage handling acts as a prelude to the cereal harvest season, for crops such as barley and wheat. It’s a game of watching and waiting, and then the drum of the harvesters’ echoes around the countryside throughout those beautiful summer evenings. Whether it be by day or night, the combine harvester is always a thrilling sight. When a year’s worth of toil and labour is gathered into the sheds, maintaining the quality of the cereals and grains harvested is a farmers top priority; check out our range of grain monitoring equipment right here.

No sooner has the rush of the harvest season left us, it’s full steam ahead into autumn cultivation and drilling season in preparation for the next year’s crop yield. It’s important to keep a good inventory of wearing parts to hand at this time of year, make sure you have your full complement from Agri-Linc right here. Hedge cutting is also an important task that begins at around this time of year. As winter starts to unfold, farms will start feeding their livestock more and then they will be housed throughout the colder months. Even with the reduced amount of daylight hours there is always a lot to do - they say a farmer’s work is never done.

With the turn of a new season, the great circle of farming pushes on again! As we begin to see the first blushes of blossom, and a few feeble-footed lambs venture into the fields again, which of the seasons would you say, is your 'Best Time' of year?