In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Vaccination for Covid-19 will take place on an agricultural scale'

As spring rolls on, so does the dry weather. And, while this has been great for lambing, the flush of grass we usually get in the back half of May which allows us to turn the cattle out won’t be happening without a little wet weather; a statement I would not have imagined saying only a couple of months ago.

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Vaccination for Covid-19 will take place on an agricultural scale'

As spring rolls on, so does the dry weather. And, while this has been great for lambing, the flush of grass we usually get in the back half of May which allows us to turn the cattle out won't be happening...

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