In your field: Kate Rowell - 'The pandemic has given us a chance to re-evaluate what's most important'

It was my birthday a few weeks ago and we celebrated by spending the day worming and weighing the last lot of lambs and tagging the final few calves before heading out for a much anticipated meal at a local pub for the first time in months, where someone else did the dishes.

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In your field: Kate Rowell - 'The pandemic has given us a chance to re-evaluate what's most important'

It was my birthday a few weeks ago and we celebrated by spending the day worming and weighing the last lot of lambs and tagging the final few calves before heading out for a much anticipated meal at a...

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