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Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'The future is too exciting to take a retirement subsidy'

Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'The future is too exciting to take a retirement subsidy'

This year is a big one in the Amiss household, with one graduation, one first-year exam results, one A-levels and two GCSE results.

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clock 15 August 2021 • 3 min read
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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Starring in a supermarket advert meant a trip to London'

clock 13 August 2021 • 2 min read
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In your field: James Lacey - 'Lack of willing staff is our biggest challenge'

clock 10 August 2021 • 2 min read
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Farming matters: Joe Mault - 'Will price always beat provenance for consumers?

clock 10 August 2021 • 3 min read
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In your field: Mike Harris - 'My calls to make small bales of hay were ignored'

clock 10 August 2021 • 3 min read
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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'With me on the telehandler, Isobel took charge of the tractor and trailer'

clock 02 August 2021 • 2 min read
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'When shearing in this heat some air con would be nice'

clock 28 July 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Having our own baling kit is a huge advantage'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Having our own baling kit is a huge advantage'

Thank you Jeremy Clarkson and team for making us smile. A brilliant series – educational, emotional and I’m sure opened the eyes of many viewers to the never boring, extreme multi-tasking and financially unstable world of farming.

clock 18 July 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Is it morally right to export our responsibility for animal welfare?'

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Is it morally right to export our responsibility for animal welfare?'

We have been keeping busy by topping, striving to mix and match cutting and grazing, hay making, preparing for silage and, as ever, fencing.

clock 17 July 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'The cattle on the marsh sometimes go for a dip'

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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'The cattle on the marsh sometimes go for a dip'

This time of year is the calm before the inevitable storm of harvest; everything is sown, cows are outside, grass is cut and spraying up to date.

clock 14 July 2021 • 3 min read