Abi Reader
@abireader.bsky.social
Farmer, Deputy President NFU Cymru, confounder of CowsOnTour, promoting rural life & rural issues, Wales
Today’s discussion is about who should drive the tractor. Technically it should be me because my feet can reach the pedals. But apparently I never called ‘shotgun’ 🙄 #farmdog
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today’s discussion is about who should drive the tractor. Technically it should be me because my feet can reach the pedals. But apparently I never called ‘shotgun’ 🙄 #farmdog
Electric moment today with NFU Cymru at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. Friends, families, colleagues — all dropping everything to stand as one. When those cards went up, the whole ring stopped. What’s happening to rural Wales is wrong. We’re not backing down. #stopthefamilyfarmtax
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Electric moment today with NFU Cymru at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. Friends, families, colleagues — all dropping everything to stand as one. When those cards went up, the whole ring stopped. What’s happening to rural Wales is wrong. We’re not backing down. #stopthefamilyfarmtax
Annual bTB test this week
Sadly didn’t go as planned
7 cows had inconclusive results, including our very special Winnie
Retest in 60 days
Not a good day for the team 👎
Meanwhile here’s Winnie from earlier this year, doing what she does best - Telling the Farming Story #MyTBStory
Sadly didn’t go as planned
7 cows had inconclusive results, including our very special Winnie
Retest in 60 days
Not a good day for the team 👎
Meanwhile here’s Winnie from earlier this year, doing what she does best - Telling the Farming Story #MyTBStory
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Annual bTB test this week
Sadly didn’t go as planned
7 cows had inconclusive results, including our very special Winnie
Retest in 60 days
Not a good day for the team 👎
Meanwhile here’s Winnie from earlier this year, doing what she does best - Telling the Farming Story #MyTBStory
Sadly didn’t go as planned
7 cows had inconclusive results, including our very special Winnie
Retest in 60 days
Not a good day for the team 👎
Meanwhile here’s Winnie from earlier this year, doing what she does best - Telling the Farming Story #MyTBStory
Tonight’s milking was brought to you by 3.333 people #squadgoals
Who needs fireworks when you can get covered in iodine & soaked with the high volume hose 😬 #milkingtime
Who needs fireworks when you can get covered in iodine & soaked with the high volume hose 😬 #milkingtime
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tonight’s milking was brought to you by 3.333 people #squadgoals
Who needs fireworks when you can get covered in iodine & soaked with the high volume hose 😬 #milkingtime
Who needs fireworks when you can get covered in iodine & soaked with the high volume hose 😬 #milkingtime
Spot has been putting her mud pack on this weekend 🙄
Great to see the cows still enjoying the grazing season, probably because the drought meant they didn’t really have a grazing season 😩
Normally there’s some serious sulking to stay in the sheds by now 😜
#farm24
Great to see the cows still enjoying the grazing season, probably because the drought meant they didn’t really have a grazing season 😩
Normally there’s some serious sulking to stay in the sheds by now 😜
#farm24
October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Spot has been putting her mud pack on this weekend 🙄
Great to see the cows still enjoying the grazing season, probably because the drought meant they didn’t really have a grazing season 😩
Normally there’s some serious sulking to stay in the sheds by now 😜
#farm24
Great to see the cows still enjoying the grazing season, probably because the drought meant they didn’t really have a grazing season 😩
Normally there’s some serious sulking to stay in the sheds by now 😜
#farm24
Supporting Food & Farming event at Bluestone, in collaboration with Welsh Government, for #ClimateChangeWeek. We spoke to over 60 school children about the environmental & nutritional impact of the food they eat. Everything in proportion & enjoy local where possible 💪
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Supporting Food & Farming event at Bluestone, in collaboration with Welsh Government, for #ClimateChangeWeek. We spoke to over 60 school children about the environmental & nutritional impact of the food they eat. Everything in proportion & enjoy local where possible 💪
August 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Watching the sun go down on the baked grass
The situation is looking very bleak for those farms with lack of fodder for now & for winter 🙃
Hoping by this time next week we will all see some rain 🍀
#drought25
The situation is looking very bleak for those farms with lack of fodder for now & for winter 🙃
Hoping by this time next week we will all see some rain 🍀
#drought25
August 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Watching the sun go down on the baked grass
The situation is looking very bleak for those farms with lack of fodder for now & for winter 🙃
Hoping by this time next week we will all see some rain 🍀
#drought25
The situation is looking very bleak for those farms with lack of fodder for now & for winter 🙃
Hoping by this time next week we will all see some rain 🍀
#drought25
Show Day yesterday at Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show🏆 🐄
Reserve Champion for Ruby
Best Heifer for Daisy
Satan 😬, along with handler Alicia, got Best Handler 💪
Plus debuts for 3 youngsters who wanted to have ago at leading a calf & did a superb job
Great day for Team Goldsland ⭐️
#rurallife
Reserve Champion for Ruby
Best Heifer for Daisy
Satan 😬, along with handler Alicia, got Best Handler 💪
Plus debuts for 3 youngsters who wanted to have ago at leading a calf & did a superb job
Great day for Team Goldsland ⭐️
#rurallife
August 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Show Day yesterday at Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show🏆 🐄
Reserve Champion for Ruby
Best Heifer for Daisy
Satan 😬, along with handler Alicia, got Best Handler 💪
Plus debuts for 3 youngsters who wanted to have ago at leading a calf & did a superb job
Great day for Team Goldsland ⭐️
#rurallife
Reserve Champion for Ruby
Best Heifer for Daisy
Satan 😬, along with handler Alicia, got Best Handler 💪
Plus debuts for 3 youngsters who wanted to have ago at leading a calf & did a superb job
Great day for Team Goldsland ⭐️
#rurallife
Saturday afternoon going in for milking
Ground looking seriously dry and burnt now. Surely rain must be due soon 😫
#drought25
Ground looking seriously dry and burnt now. Surely rain must be due soon 😫
#drought25
August 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Saturday afternoon going in for milking
Ground looking seriously dry and burnt now. Surely rain must be due soon 😫
#drought25
Ground looking seriously dry and burnt now. Surely rain must be due soon 😫
#drought25
1st cut silage: 20% down on yield
2nd cut silage: 25% down on yield
3rd cut silage: already 2 weeks late, 100% down on yield ⚠️
Not sure what this is going to mean for winter 😫
#drought2025
2nd cut silage: 25% down on yield
3rd cut silage: already 2 weeks late, 100% down on yield ⚠️
Not sure what this is going to mean for winter 😫
#drought2025
August 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
1st cut silage: 20% down on yield
2nd cut silage: 25% down on yield
3rd cut silage: already 2 weeks late, 100% down on yield ⚠️
Not sure what this is going to mean for winter 😫
#drought2025
2nd cut silage: 25% down on yield
3rd cut silage: already 2 weeks late, 100% down on yield ⚠️
Not sure what this is going to mean for winter 😫
#drought2025
#scorchio
Grass & crops really starting to burn now. With limited moisture in the ground there’s few reserves to beat the heat
#FoodSecurity
Grass & crops really starting to burn now. With limited moisture in the ground there’s few reserves to beat the heat
#FoodSecurity
July 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#scorchio
Grass & crops really starting to burn now. With limited moisture in the ground there’s few reserves to beat the heat
#FoodSecurity
Grass & crops really starting to burn now. With limited moisture in the ground there’s few reserves to beat the heat
#FoodSecurity
What your countryside looks like & where your food comes from are intrinsically linked & incredibly beautiful 😍 #farming24 #WelshFarmingWeek
June 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What your countryside looks like & where your food comes from are intrinsically linked & incredibly beautiful 😍 #farming24 #WelshFarmingWeek
Open Farm Sunday complete ✔️
Huge thanks to all 900 visitors 🤯 for their support & enormous thanks to my incredible team for pulling it off once again
#ofs25 #tellingthefarmingstory
Huge thanks to all 900 visitors 🤯 for their support & enormous thanks to my incredible team for pulling it off once again
#ofs25 #tellingthefarmingstory
June 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Open Farm Sunday complete ✔️
Huge thanks to all 900 visitors 🤯 for their support & enormous thanks to my incredible team for pulling it off once again
#ofs25 #tellingthefarmingstory
Huge thanks to all 900 visitors 🤯 for their support & enormous thanks to my incredible team for pulling it off once again
#ofs25 #tellingthefarmingstory
It’s #WorldMilkDay 🥳🥳🥳
All around the world 🐄 🐑 🐐 & theirs farmers are producing healthy, nutritious, natural milk for people to enjoy
Here’s a view from 🏴 this morning 💪
All around the world 🐄 🐑 🐐 & theirs farmers are producing healthy, nutritious, natural milk for people to enjoy
Here’s a view from 🏴 this morning 💪
June 1, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It’s #WorldMilkDay 🥳🥳🥳
All around the world 🐄 🐑 🐐 & theirs farmers are producing healthy, nutritious, natural milk for people to enjoy
Here’s a view from 🏴 this morning 💪
All around the world 🐄 🐑 🐐 & theirs farmers are producing healthy, nutritious, natural milk for people to enjoy
Here’s a view from 🏴 this morning 💪
Me this morning: “milking is going really well, I may even finish early”
Ruby 🐄: “hold my beer”
Ruby needed some help calving, you can watch it here ⬇️
NB: has been edited & sped up in places, full process took around 10 mins #farm24
Ruby 🐄: “hold my beer”
Ruby needed some help calving, you can watch it here ⬇️
NB: has been edited & sped up in places, full process took around 10 mins #farm24
May 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Me this morning: “milking is going really well, I may even finish early”
Ruby 🐄: “hold my beer”
Ruby needed some help calving, you can watch it here ⬇️
NB: has been edited & sped up in places, full process took around 10 mins #farm24
Ruby 🐄: “hold my beer”
Ruby needed some help calving, you can watch it here ⬇️
NB: has been edited & sped up in places, full process took around 10 mins #farm24
May 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Milk train heading home…
… next stop the milking parlour…
…followed by the snack bar…
…followed by some alfresco dining…
…and a night under the stars ✨
🐄 🥛 🚂 😍 #farming
… next stop the milking parlour…
…followed by the snack bar…
…followed by some alfresco dining…
…and a night under the stars ✨
🐄 🥛 🚂 😍 #farming
April 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Milk train heading home…
… next stop the milking parlour…
…followed by the snack bar…
…followed by some alfresco dining…
…and a night under the stars ✨
🐄 🥛 🚂 😍 #farming
… next stop the milking parlour…
…followed by the snack bar…
…followed by some alfresco dining…
…and a night under the stars ✨
🐄 🥛 🚂 😍 #farming
Interesting find by one of the team in the field today. A quick google search found background by @boakandbailey.bsky.social this is a 1905 stout described as ‘extra nourishing’ 🤩🍺 #farming
April 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Interesting find by one of the team in the field today. A quick google search found background by @boakandbailey.bsky.social this is a 1905 stout described as ‘extra nourishing’ 🤩🍺 #farming