In your field: James Robinson – "We all have a voice when it comes to disease control or how our farmland is managed"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

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In your field: James Robinson – "We all have a voice when it comes to disease control or how our farmland is managed"

I won't dwell on our bovine TB issues for this In Your Field column, but needless to say, I have been very much humbled by the support given to my family and I since the article was published in last week's...

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