In Your Field: Jon Stanley - 'New land means the home farm will solely be a milking platform'

March is already upon us, with spring soon approaching as gauged by the daffodils, primroses and the date on the calendar. However, most days these last few weeks, the climate has been extremely changeable, with four seasons on several days, but the constant theme has been rain and more rain.

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In Your Field: Jon Stanley - 'New land means the home farm will solely be a milking platform'

March is already upon us, with spring soon approaching as gauged by the daffodils, primroses and the date on the calendar. However, most days these last few weeks, the climate has been extremely changeable,...

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