IT is a book which lifts the lid on what it is REALLY like to run a farming business and it is already selling well.
It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This, is by Tenbury Wells author Andy Offer who previously worked as a farming consultant and was well-known around Herefordshire.
He then dreamt about running his own farming business and he wrote about he and his wife's time running Whyle House Lamb. The business was highly successful, but also very stressful especially with unexpected births.
The book, which publishers say may need to go into a second run, has already proved popular since it hit the shelves at the end of December.
It is the story of how he and his wife established a successful food and farming business in face of many obstacles – dissuasion, setbacks, financial pressures and broken promises.
He added: " What we didn’t know, despite me spending a lifetime in farm consulting, was how hard it would be both physically and emotionally. And when we stopped and sold the business in 2019, how sad we would both feel."
Andy worked as a farming consultant for the Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, ADAS, so he was hardly a novice when it came to farms. But running his own was a different story, even as they became successful suppliers to the local farmers' markets and appearing at food festivals.
The couple ran their lambing business from Pudleston and after retirement moved to Tenbury Wells where he decided to write this, his debut book.
You can buy the book on all main online book stores, or you can email Andy directly for a copy which he can then post to you at : andy.nhrclub.co.uk
ADAS which was founded in 1946 to improve British food security, still offers applied research and independent consultancy to the rural community. It employs 450 scientists, advisors, and consultants across more than 60 environmental and agricultural disciplines.
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