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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Farmer Time did not go as planned as my internet connection failed'

It has been one of those fortnights when every job takes far longer than it should do.

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Farmer Time did not go as planned as my internet connection failed'

It has been one of those fortnights when every job takes far longer than it should do. Calf feeding takes longer because you have got a calf that is not doing well, so you are back bottle feeding it...

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