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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'All turkey pens are now converted and filled with youngstock'

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'All turkey pens are now converted and filled with youngstock'

Early February and the winter, though kind in weather, feels like it is dragging its heels.

clock 12 February 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Welsh lamb's carbon credentials are crucial'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Welsh lamb's carbon credentials are crucial'

It was refreshing to welcome people back on-farm for our first lambing course in two years.

clock 11 February 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'We aim to scan at around 190pc here as I dread having too many triplets'

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In your field: Kate Rowell - 'We aim to scan at around 190pc here as I dread having too many triplets'

January has been pretty dry so far here in southern Scotland, which is great for ease of travelling about in fields and the stock also look much better when they’re not muddy.

clock 05 February 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Weighing yourself in the crush after Christmas is always alarming'

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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Weighing yourself in the crush after Christmas is always alarming'

If you are reading this, I want to congratulate you on getting through what is, in my opinion, the worst month of the year - the dreaded January.

clock 04 February 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'Not buying feed will ease financial pressure'

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Not buying feed will ease financial pressure'

January has flown by, which is no bad thing as I am not a fan of short days and long nights.

clock 30 January 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: James Lacey - 'It was an uphill struggle to get potatoes and sugar beet lifted'

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In your field: James Lacey - 'It was an uphill struggle to get potatoes and sugar beet lifted'

Now January is slowly drawing to a close, I definitely look forward to the days getting lighter and more productive from now on.

clock 29 January 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A neighbour had asbestos dumped in a gateway'

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A neighbour had asbestos dumped in a gateway'

The new barn is here. After a month of delay due to supply chain issues, the holes have been dug, the concrete has been poured and the steel is going up.

clock 22 January 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - 'I follow the seasons, like generations of upland farmers before me'

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In your field: Dan Jones - 'I follow the seasons, like generations of upland farmers before me'

NEW WRITER - Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 207 metres (683 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill.

clock 21 January 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'SFI is carrot, rather than stick. Albeit a rather small carrot.'

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'SFI is carrot, rather than stick. Albeit a rather small carrot.'

Happy new year. January is always a month that flies by but in theory should be quiet, with little other than routine feeding to be done.

clock 20 January 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'A wrong number led to an unexpected discussion with a farming personality'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'A wrong number led to an unexpected discussion with a farming personality'

By rights, when you read this Stephen and I should have had a couple of days in Glasgow at the Semex conference, which is always an interesting and thought provoking conference. However, it has obviously been cancelled due to restrictions in Scotland.

clock 18 January 2022 • 2 min read