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A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's farming experiences in Great Britain including his attendance of the 2012 Suffolk Show in England, the purchase of John Deere 7260R tractor from Ben Burgess, and his acquisition of a Springer pup whom he hopes will become a good gundog.

The author offers farming updates at West Wratting Park Estate in Cambridgeshire, England. Aside from wheat, he mentions that the farm also grows oilseed rape, sugar beet, and spring barley. He expresses doubt on the reported plans of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of Great Britain to pay farmers by the end of December 2011. He also reports on the early drilling of cereal crops during the winter season.

The author talks about the prospect of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs reducing bureaucratic practice in British farming. He considers the plan as a good news to the livestock sector but as an arable farmer, he believes that things will not change much. He says that he is mystified by the bit about suggesting organic farmers to be exempted from recording. He highlights his skepticism on the recommendations.

The article reports that the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has criticized the excessive regulations regarding mycotoxins adopted by the food industry as they put unreasonable demands on farmers in Great Britain. During a milling supply chain meeting on October 20, 2009, NFU claimed that the excessive rules are also letting down the whole wheat supply chain. Ian Backhouse of NFU cited the effort of the union to establish appropriate techniques to manage mycotoxin risks.

The author discusses issues related to agriculture in Great Britain as of July 2009. He talks about the meat-free day proposed by musician Paul McCartney once a week to try to slow down climate change. He also mentions the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition that will be given to Caroline Drummond of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) for her contribution to agriculture. He extends his congratulations to Russell Smith Farms for the success of Open Farm Sunday.

The author comments on the use of the set-aside farmland of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Great Britain for food production. He asserts that RSPB farm is evidently very sustainable as a working unit. He cites that it is easy to be sustainable when one is a charity and the livelihood of its employees do not depend completely on the farm. He states that any payment would not be as rewarding as growing an adequate crop on the land.