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In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building 鈥� 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

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Let's start with the weather 鈥� just for a change. It is still incredibly mild, and we are still seeing grass growth, although it is also very wet underfoot, meaning the milk cows have had to come inside...

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