In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

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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In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

Lucky football pants notwithstanding, I generally ignore the hokum of superstitions and therefore was quite happy to have our TB read day on that Friday. As regular readers of Farmers Guardian will...

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