Opinion and blogs
In your field: Mike Harris - 'The prize for our herd was gratefully received'
There is a distinctly autumnal feel in the air now. August has come and gone in a flash, and with September now upon us, the nights are well and truly drawing in.
11 September 2021
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In your field: James Lacey - 'I've been promoted to full time combine driver for the first time in a long time'
11 September 2021
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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It should not be hard to improve rural mobile signals'
05 September 2021
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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Cards have replaced cash at farmers' markets these days'
04 September 2021
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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Neighbours helped us cope with the barn fire'
04 September 2021
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Plenty of shepherds are keen to help arable farms'
02 September 2021
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Farming matters: Abi Reader - 'Difficult to justify cost of private bTB testing of cattle'
02 September 2021
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3 min read
Farm Life
As the year continues on apace, we entered the whirl of second cut. I’m sure I’m not the only wife/mother who goes through these times in an anxious state.
01 September 2021
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Farm Life
Put in layman’s terms, an agricultural common is an area of land which has an owner, usually described as The Lord of the Manor, who doesn’t farm it but allows another farmer to graze it if they have either bought the right to graze it when they bought his/her farm, or else pays for the right via the tenancy of the farm he/she farms.
25 August 2021
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Farm Life
Mid-August and the often-talked-about ’mid-summer dip’ arrived.
23 August 2021
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