In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'It doesn't take an economist to work out which way things are headed'

February on-farm is all winter routine and maintenance, but off-farm it’s a classic month for squeezing in every committee meeting possible before every sheep farmer gets busy lambing.

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'It doesn't take an economist to work out which way things are headed'

February on-farm is all winter routine and maintenance, but off-farm its a classic month for squeezing in every committee meeting possible before every sheep farmer gets busy lambing. On top of the...

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