Russell Steer on latest sheep trade.

This year is a big one in the Amiss household, with one graduation, one first-year exam results, one A-levels and two GCSE results.

Or to be more accurate, it wasn’t the shearing that was the biggest job – it was gathering them all first.

Katie Smith, 21, is from Birmingham but based at Harper Adams University during the term time. She is currently studying veterinary medicine at Harper Keele Veterinary School.

By continually investing in the business, the Bingham family has ensured the welfare and production needs of its 800-cow herd are always put first. Richard Halleron reports.