Notes from the field
Things worth knowing
Practical advice on paddocks, weeds, kit, and seasonal jobs — written from the seat of a tractor.
Practical advice on paddocks, weeds, kit, and seasonal jobs — written from the seat of a tractor.
Describe a land job once and get several prices from local contractors, then compare them on rating, distance and what is included, not just the total.
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Customers describe the fence they need and we send it to fencers who cover the area. Price the jobs that suit you, keep the price you quote, and get paid on one invoice. Free to join.
Describe your fence once and get prices from fencers who cover your area. What to tell them, how to compare quotes like for like, and what to check before the posts go in.
Describe your tree job once and get prices from tree surgeons and contractors who cover your area. What to tell them, how to compare quotes, and the rules to check before felling.
We don't sit back and hope people find us. How our adverts, Google pages and follow-ups brought 68 jobs from 36 counties in four weeks, and what that means for contractors.
The 250th contractor was approved on 30 September, four weeks after we opened to the public. Who they are, where they are, and what a network that size means for a paddock owner or a contractor with a tractor to keep busy.
Real paddock topping prices from September 2026: what small paddocks and bigger fields cost, why prices vary so much, and how to pay less.
What wedding and prom tractor hire really involves: what drives the price, why summer dates go early, passenger safety, and what to tell an operator.
From a five-acre paddock to a 1,000-acre farm: how to find an agricultural contractor with the right machinery for your ground work.
When to harrow a paddock, how often, and what it can and can't fix: autumn harrowing, overseeding, horse droppings and compaction.
Every day a machine sits in the yard it costs you money. How the Emmerdale Agriculture network fills gaps in the diary — what we need to know about your kit, your radius and the jobs you want.
Topping, overseeding, subsoiling, full renovation — the machinery matters more than the tractor. What to ask for, what to tell a contractor, and how to find one who actually has the right kit.
One last cut, hedge season opening, the final ragwort window and the autumn overseeding slot — the six-week list that decides what your field looks like in March.
If your field or paddock needs work and you’d rather someone else handled it, tell us what needs doing.
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