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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It should not be hard to improve rural mobile signals'

Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It should not be hard to improve rural mobile signals'

This week marks 91 years since the last full time inhabitants on the islands of St Kilda were evacuated.

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clock 05 September 2021 • 3 min read
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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Neighbours helped us cope with the barn fire'

clock 04 September 2021 • 2 min read
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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Cards have replaced cash at farmers' markets these days'

clock 04 September 2021 • 2 min read
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Farming matters: Abi Reader - 'Difficult to justify cost of private bTB testing of cattle'

clock 02 September 2021 • 3 min read
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Plenty of shepherds are keen to help arable farms'

clock 02 September 2021 • 2 min read
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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'When I fell I immediately knew I'd broken something'

clock 01 September 2021 • 2 min read
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Farming matters: John Thorley - 'Is a key part of upland grazing under threat?'

clock 25 August 2021 • 3 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Predator-proofing the turkey shed is a big job'

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Predator-proofing the turkey shed is a big job'

Mid-August and the often-talked-about ’mid-summer dip’ arrived.

clock 23 August 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Corporates buying farms to plant trees is wrong and action is needed'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Corporates buying farms to plant trees is wrong and action is needed'

Son Sam arrived home after shearing 10,000 sheep in the Scottish Highlands, and it is great to have him back.

clock 21 August 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Gathering is like looking for needles in haystacks'

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In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Gathering is like looking for needles in haystacks'

Or to be more accurate, it wasn’t the shearing that was the biggest job – it was gathering them all first.

clock 15 August 2021 • 3 min read