Greenbank Farm is a fictional mixed farm in early spring. Winter wheat is approaching a key nitrogen timing, oilseed rape is showing patchy growth after a wet winter, and a block of first-cut silage ground is due to be prepared in the next fortnight. Recent weather has been unsettled, with repeated rainfall events leaving soils tacky and some headlands waterlogged, followed by a short drier window and colder night temperatures. The farm manager is weighing two pressing operational questions this week: whether to prioritise travelling on land to apply fertiliser before the next rain arrives, and how to sequence fieldwork so machinery use does not damage soil structure while still keeping crop and forage plans on track.