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In your field: Jon Stanley - 'Afternoon milking have been like being in a sauna with flies'

The longest day, summer solstice is behind us. As we move into official summer, it is such a beautiful time of year to be up at silly o’ clock as the sun rises and there is very little noise in the countryside, except the vocal birds singing their dawn chorus. They seem to be even louder this year.

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In your field: Jon Stanley - 'Afternoon milking have been like being in a sauna with flies'

The longest day, summer solstice is behind us. As we move into official summer, it is such a beautiful time of year to be up at silly o' clock as the sun rises and there is very little noise in the countryside,...

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