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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

No day on Exmoor is ever the same. Just when you think it's warming up, the grass is growing and the snowdrops are showing, a day or two of snow comes along to shake you back to reality. Although northern...

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