I got on the coach for our journey to the countryside. When we arrived at the farm there was a big straw bale set up with a picnic breakfast. We all ate Weetabix with the farmers before they went out to the fields to start harvesting the wheat to be made into cereal.

Farmer Brian told us that harvesting is what happens in August when wheat is cut down to be made into cereal. All of the wheat that goes into Weetabix comes from 50 miles of the mills and lots from the farm we were on so the farmers were very busy.

We got onto a big farm trailer and went for a ride into the field to follow the combine harvesters. It was cool to watch the combine harvesters cut up the wheat and then spit out the grain into the trailer. They move really quickly. We came back to the farmhouse where Farmer Brian showed us how wheat is planted and how it grows bigger until it is ready to cut at harvest.

Farmer Brian showed us a massive wheat mountain in the barn, which was waiting to go to Weetabix to be made into breakfast. We had a picnic for lunch and drew lots of pictures from around the farm. I did one of Farmer Brian’s dog Lilley.

We had a really fun day on the farm learning what it is like to be a farmer, and I would like to go back again.

by Tammy

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