Talking arable with Ian Matts: I will soon be considering the application to re-enter CSS while we wait for clarity on ELMs

Winter has been busy this year, although not in the fields thanks to another wet autumn, but due to a relocation.

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Talking arable with Ian Matts: I will soon be considering the application to re-enter CSS while we wait for clarity on ELMs

Winter has been busy this year, although not in the fields thanks to another wet autumn, but due to a relocation. It is not far, just across the yard in fact, but it is an exciting one all the same....

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