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Opinion: Agriculture is still an industry where neighbours lend machinery, friends answer the phone without hesitation, and families rearrange their day because someone needs a hand

Surprising lesson that FG head of arable Ash Ellwood learns while awaiting breakdown recovery from North Yorkshire

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 2 min read
Opinion: Agriculture is still an industry where neighbours lend machinery, friends answer the phone without hesitation, and families rearrange their day because someone needs a hand

My plan yesterday was simple: head north to the Great Yorkshire Show, chair a session on agricultural resilience, catch up with familiar faces and spend the day talking about the latest developments in...

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