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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

I have joined the NFU, which is not a phrase I ever thought I’d say.

Farmers Guardian
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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

I have joined the NFU, which is not a phrase I ever thought Id say. When I started farming eight years ago, I felt the NFU was an institution, one that wanted to keep the status quo and keep new entrants...

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