I think we can all agree that it has been an incredibly wet few weeks, and while it’s a bit of an inconvenience for most of us, it must be an absolute nightmare for Herefordshire’s farmers.

My commutes to and from work in recent weeks have been much slower than usual, as my cross-country route often means I come up behind ferventlyworking farmers lugging huge trailers full of potatoes behind their tractors.

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It’s just what we have to expect at this time of year, living in a rural county, and all it means for me is that I leave home a little earlier in the morning.

Most of our farmers are pretty considerate to other drivers, pulling over when the queue behind them gets too long, and taking all possible measures to ensure they carry out their work without causing too many problems for other road users, including putting out signs to warn of muddy roads.

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So I was shocked by the pictures from the A4112 at the weekend, when two bikers were reported to have come off their bikes on a very, very muddy main road (A4112 crash: Biker speaks out on muddy Herefordshire road, October 6).

I know we have all come across a muddy road or two in our time, but that was extreme.

It also, very unfairly, reflects badly on a whole profession, but we must not allow this incident to colour our view of the vast majority of Herefordshire’s hardworking, conscientious farmers.

JANET WILLIAMS

Hereford