In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Plenty of shepherds are keen to help arable farms'

In what has been an all or nothing sort of year when it comes to grass growing weather, August is defying expectations and turning out to be bang on, with plenty of rain and warmth to boot.

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Plenty of shepherds are keen to help arable farms'

In what has been an all or nothing sort of year when it comes to grass growing weather, August is defying expectations and turning out to be bang on, with plenty of rain and warmth to boot. Crazy as...

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