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James Robinson

James Robinson

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"We couldn't farm here at Strickley were it not for hedges"

In your field

"We couldn't farm here at Strickley were it not for hedges"

FG columnist and Cumbrian dairy farmer James Robinson on the importance of hedges and diversity in farming

clock 10 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "Everyone who has camped so far at Strickley has been incredibly respectful of the farm and its wildlife"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "Everyone who has camped so far at Strickley has been incredibly respectful of the farm and its wildlife"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 06 April 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "A generational farming baton has been passed down to me: Dad has retired from mole catching"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "A generational farming baton has been passed down to me: Dad has retired from mole catching"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 01 March 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

clock 26 January 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Farmers are a special bunch, we are optimists, it is always worth the effort"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Farmers are a special bunch, we are optimists, it is always worth the effort"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 21 December 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building – by rescuing foolish farmers"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building – by rescuing foolish farmers"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 17 November 2025 • 3 min read
In Your Field – James Robinson: "It was the first time that Strickley Strawberry 21 had been off-farm and she paraded beautifully"

In your field

In Your Field – James Robinson: "It was the first time that Strickley Strawberry 21 had been off-farm and she paraded beautifully"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 12 October 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - James Robinson: "The best thing to happen this month was a letter to confirm we have returned to an 'officially tuberculosis free status'"

In your field

In your field - James Robinson: "The best thing to happen this month was a letter to confirm we have returned to an 'officially tuberculosis free status'"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 07 September 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "At least I can pretend that I know how to grow something other than grass"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "At least I can pretend that I know how to grow something other than grass"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 02 August 2025 • 3 min read