In your field: James Robinson - "My great-granddad took butter to his first Westmorland County Show in 1875"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

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James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria
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James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria

The second Thursday of September is always and has always been (in my time at least) Westmorland County Show. It's one of those dates that is kept free each year, including the week leading up to it...

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