In Your Field: Dan Jones - We have diversified and are selling lamb to the public

It will be no surprise that I am beginning with this constant topic of conversation, the weather, especially as the green green grass of home is a yellow, burnt crisp exposing the shallow soil. 

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In Your Field: Dan Jones - We have diversified and are selling lamb to the public

It will be no surprise that I am beginning with this constant topic of conversation, the weather, especially as the green green grass of home is a yellow, burnt crisp exposing the shallow soil. The...

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