On the last day of May, we went to have a look at the growth of spring barley seeded on 22 March during demonstration seeding on land belonging to the agricultural company Nahořanská a.s.

During the spring sewing season, I visited the Staré Sedlo Farm, located in the foothills of Český les, near Přimda, the oldest ruins in Bohemia. I spent one afternoon with Jiří Černý, the owner and founder of the farm, who answered my questions and showed me what life at his farm is like.

František Pátý, who has been working in agriculture for more than 46 years, welcomed me at his farm between Český les and the Gate to the Šumava Mountains. He and his daughter manage about 250 hectares of arable land in Staňkov and Horažďovice in West Bohemia.