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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Our scraper tractor is worth its weight in gold'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Our scraper tractor is worth its weight in gold'

It seems to be the time of year for surveys. I have done the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Big Farmland Bird Count, noting that bird numbers are down.

clock 25 February 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Most farmers on these hills would swap all their triplets for singles'

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Most farmers on these hills would swap all their triplets for singles'

When it is mild and wet all winter, all I can think is that a bit of cold, dry weather would do just fine.

clock 22 February 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Avoiding calving issues has been harder than usual'

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Avoiding calving issues has been harder than usual'

All eyes have turned to the weather. A deluge of late January rain has left lagoons full, not quite bursting, so forecasts of drier weather should allow lagoon emptying across the region.

clock 17 February 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I am thinking a drone could be handy to check stock with'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I am thinking a drone could be handy to check stock with'

Sometimes a small idea can听turn into something special.

clock 16 February 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: James Lacey - 'We are preparing for Valentine's Day'

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In your field: James Lacey - 'We are preparing for Valentine's Day'

January has been a testing month so far; with heavy rainfall, sharp frosts and even the odd attempt at snow.

clock 10 February 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our new hedges are being admired by us and scores of walkers'

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our new hedges are being admired by us and scores of walkers'

February already. Time flies while you are having fun, or the older you get, the more time flies.

clock 09 February 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Saturated fields have put arable ploughing on hold'

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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Saturated fields have put arable ploughing on hold'

As our financial year drew to a close on January 31 we found ourselves trying to sift through the wreckage of a year ravaged by Covid-19.

clock 31 January 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A county council tenancy gives us security to expand the herd'

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A county council tenancy gives us security to expand the herd'

On our first date Isobel told me I was the first farmer she had ever met. Our second date was a trip to see my sheep and we ended up dagging out some fly strike and she didn鈥檛 balk then and hasn鈥檛 since.

clock 30 January 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Cattle are near calving and sheep are in good condition'

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Cattle are near calving and sheep are in good condition'

As we head into the new year, it is clear what is on the menu - more of the same. The pandemic is moving at a sobering pace and keeping us all doing what we鈥檝e been getting used to; staying home and getting on with it.

clock 27 January 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Ben has helped two NHS vehicles escape the snow'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Ben has helped two NHS vehicles escape the snow'

As we enter the New Year with trepidation and a little hope, farming life continues in its usual pattern and we are thankful for it.

clock 26 January 2021 鈥� 2 min read