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In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

In Your Field columnist Helen Stanier on the heatwave, milk prices and the Great Yorkshire Show

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In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

It has been quite a challenge on the farm in the past couple of weeks, with high pressure dominating both the weather and my stress levels. The cows have coped amazingly well in the heatwave, making...

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