In your field: Roger Nicholson – "Food security is too important to leave to chance"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'

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In your field: Roger Nicholson – "Food security is too important to leave to chance"

As I write we've just delivered the last of our lambs; twins from a Mule ewe made it a great finish to a successful lambing season. The weather has been kind for a change, allowing us to get the lambs...

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