Farmer's Weekly

Using common sense to be successful

With the number of small-scale vegetable farmers starting up, I get a barrage of requests for pest control and fertilisation programmes for various crops.

If it were that easy, farmers would be able to consult a small, handy book on these topics, apply its guidelines, and enjoy instant success. Unfortunately, it’s not that

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