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In your field: Kate Beavan - "We should do more of what makes us happy"

Blwydden Newydd dda (Happy New Year) to you all. Last year was not the best to be honest, but I have a feeling that 2024 is going to be a good one

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Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122ha (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate鈥檚 Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees.
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Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122ha (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate鈥檚 Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees.

We had a great family Christmas. Lunch had to be punctual on Christmas Day as farm vet Lauren was on call in West Wales until 8am and police officer Greg was on duty in the afternoon, but we managed to...

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