In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'As a local councillor, affordable rural housing is a major concern'

Finally, the rain has come. We’ve had over a 100mm in a fortnight and the fertiliser we spread last month has kicked in and the grass has responded.

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'As a local councillor, affordable rural housing is a major concern'

Finally, the rain has come. We've had over a 100mm in a fortnight and the fertiliser we spread last month has kicked in and the grass has responded. We'll be cutting in early June now and this whole...

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