- David doesn’t do well at a desk
- Should Jennifer be going to Pat’s 60th?
- Pork, every night
- A tank should thwart the badgers
- Brian furious, Annabelle depressed
- Tom got Pat a photo
David doesn’t do well at a desk
He’s doing everything to avoid having to catch-up the NVZ records.
He’s also not amused at the state of the NVZ record book from the tractor.
[David] “It appears to have been dropped in the mud …”
[Ruth] “What does it matter if the cover’s a bit mucky?”
Well, seems David needs to be able to read it, for one.
As he sits down at the computer to work his way through it, he finds an illegible page. He tries to blame it on Ruth, but it’s his writing.
[David] “This is last September Ruth, I can hardly remember last week!”
But Ruth manages to deduce what he needs to record, based in the time of year, and what field was before.
Phew!
You can have part of your single farm payment docked if don’t have your NVZ records up to date, you know.
Should Jennifer be going to Pat’s 60th?
Jennifer doesn’t know what to get Pat for her birthday. She’s also looking forward to Pat’s birthday bash … well, looking forward with a sense of trepidation.
[Brenda] “Should be fun”
[Jennifer] “As long as everyone behaves … you know, a few, tensions, in the family …”
(that’s putting it mildly!)
Seems Lilian has been going all guns to do Pat proud. She’s got in good caterers, a pianist and is curating an exhibition of photographs.
[Jennifer] “Pat Archers, the first 60 years …”
Anyhoo – Jennifer plumped for a pashmina for Pat.
hmmmm
Pork, every night
My word.
Tom and Brenda really are dedicated.
They are trying a different pork meal every night, in an attempt to find marketable (and tasty, one would assume) ready pork meals for Tom to flog.
[Brenda] “Pork chilli con carne tonight”
[Jennifer, a tad stunned] “oh, goodness me, how very enterprising …”
As Tom was waffling on about a local company he wants to take his readymade meals (Octagon Foods):
[Tom] “I know, trying but annoying them. It’s a fine line”
(aye, Tom should know! Or maybe he doesn't. That could explain a lot ...)
But Tom’s plans of domination are cut short by too much chilli … though that then starts him thinking about how Home Farm should grows chillies.
Tony will be pleased …
A tank should thwart the badgers
So reckons David and Ruth.
The tank will be a while new system, but it’ll cost the same as repairing the slurry lagoon – and they can’t make the slurry lagoon badger proof, anyway.
If they did go ahead and repair the lagoon, they’d need to apply to Natural England for a licence (which they do grant when damage to property, it would seem).
[Ruth] “The trouble is even if you persuade badgers to move, chances are they’ll find their way back”
Brian furious, Annabelle depressed
Brian is still unamused that the Echo will be running a story on the Super Dairy.
Sounds like he’s now going to push planning permission through in a couple of weeks.
[Brian] “They can be so insidious, these stories in the press. At least with the planners we can get our retaliation in first … this is such a blow Jenny. Annabelle was so depressed”
He’s getting a bit obsessed about who spoke to the press. One of the farmers he was talking to as potential suppliers? Pete Wilkes? When he went round, he even sounded like he was accusing David and Ruth …
[Ruth] “And even if you did find out, what could good would it do?”
[Brian] “I know you’re right. We’ve just got to take it on the chin, and move on, I suppose”
Brian better get used to bad press if he insists on pushing on with the Super Dairy!
Tom got Pat a photo
As a present to give Pat on her 60th.
It’s of himself, Helen and Henry.
Subtle …
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