In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

Last week I managed to get some September silage done. I was lucky to catch a small weather window here in North Devon, where we seem to experience three seasons in a day. Over the weekend at the pub,...

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