From the editor: "Social media has been alive with pictures and videos of cattle being turned out after a winter that has felt like a lifetime"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (March 28)

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From the editor: "Social media has been alive with pictures and videos of cattle being turned out after a winter that has felt like a lifetime"

What a difference a week makes. The better weather has not only brought with it an opportunity to finally get onto the land, but an air of positivity too. Machinery finally came out of the shed (admittedly...

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