View from the rostrum: Buoyant spring trading despite rain

Ian Atkinson on taking opportunities in life

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Ian Atkinson.

The beef and sheep industries have enjoyed a buoyant spring with prices being high and demand strong for the quality product we produce. Despite the tough winter we have endured, dreadful lambing time...

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