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In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright – "We lost three ewe lambs to acorn poisoning. There's no getting around it"

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. You can follow them on X @jpbwfarm

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James & Isobel Wright
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James & Isobel Wright

Autumn feels like it's well on its way here. The air has a slight chill to it now, and the mornings feel quite dark. Despite it being one of the driest months we've had all year (sorry to those still...

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