In early spring seeds
are planted for arable
crops like wheat,
from which we get
flour to make bread,
barley, which is used
to brew beer, and
oats, with which we
make porridge.
The seeds are planted
with a large complicated-looking
piece of equipment
called a seed drill.
It is important that
the weather conditions
are right and the
soil is dry as the
seed must be sown
evenly across the
field and at the right
depth in the soil.
Tractor
with seed
drill
First
shoots appear
Field
turns green
as the new
crop emerges
Activity
Spring
grass
Mild
winters mean that grass
can grow for most of the
year in Cornwall. Grass
is very important to Cornish
farmers as most of them
keep livestock, like cattle
and sheep, which are grazing
animals. In other words,
these animals eat grass
to produce milk and meat.
A cow can eat 80 kilograms
of grass a day.
Grass
harrows
Tractor
and roller
Spreading
fertiliser
Fertilizer
close up
Activity
Spring
calving
In
the spring, cows
may give birth out
in the field. Soon
after it is born,
a calf will struggle
to its feet and
by instinct find
its way to the udder.
