Apart from our grass fields being animated by lambs and calves and the odd daffodil begrudgingly enduring the frosts, snow and rain, there are no obvious signs that spring is around the corner here just yet.
Farming is an industry that requires long-term planning, but the slow development of new post-Brexit farm policy for England is making that vital planning frustratingly difficult for farmers.
Common sense, it would appear, has made an unlikely return to Government and facilitated positive steps between the UK and EU in relation to Northern Ireland in the post-Brexit era.
I started my year attending the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). It was the first time I have ever attended an agricultural conference.