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Farming matters: Phil Garnham - 'Covid-19 has been a rude awakening for the self-employed like me'

As I sit and write this, the children have returned to school.

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Farming matters: Phil Garnham - 'Covid-19 has been a rude awakening for the self-employed like me'

As I sit and write this, the children have returned to school. Since January 5 we have been homeschooling, just like millions of other families, which, when you have two children aged seven and six...

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