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In Your Field: James Robinson - From drought to dairy success as Strickley milk hits supermarket shelves

Farmer and columnist James Robinson reflects on the severe drought affecting much of the country, the long-awaited launch of Strickley milk in Booths stores and a visit from Farming Minister Stephen Morgan.

James Robinson
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Farmer James Robinson with Strickley milk
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Farmer James Robinson with Strickley milk

The smell of rain after weeks of drought We have just had a few spots of rain; there is a red sky as the cows are coming in for morning milking and that special smell of petrichor in the air from the...

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