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In your field: James Lacey - 'Lack of willing staff is our biggest challenge'

In your field: James Lacey - 'Lack of willing staff is our biggest challenge'

What a blessing a warm July has been for us, allowing us to crack on with harvesting, cropping, drilling, cultivating, packing and whatever else needs doing to keep us in business.

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clock 10 August 2021 鈥� 2 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 鈥� 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 鈥� 2 min read
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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'Having our own baling kit is a huge advantage'

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

clock 17 July 2021 鈥� 2 min read
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In your field: Kate Rowell - 'The pandemic has given us a chance to re-evaluate what's most important'

clock 14 July 2021 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'The cattle on the marsh sometimes go for a dip'

clock 14 July 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our senior stock bull has been given the summer off'

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Our senior stock bull has been given the summer off'

Looking back at an entry in a previous year鈥檚 diary is always a stark reminder of how two years are never the same, and possibly more so when you are a farmer.

clock 06 July 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: James Lacey - 'The last of the 2020 potatoes have been graded and sent out'

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In your field: James Lacey - 'The last of the 2020 potatoes have been graded and sent out'

It is already halfway through 2021; where on earth does the time go? This year seems to have flown by faster than usual as I have been busier than ever working on different projects across the farm.

clock 03 July 2021 鈥� 3 min read
Farming matters: Caroline Squire - 'Assurance rules need reforming with a dose of common sense'

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Farming matters: Caroline Squire - 'Assurance rules need reforming with a dose of common sense'

The Red Tractor farm assurance scheme is something which often crops up in conversation in my day-to-day work, in much the same way the Rural Payments Agency does; usually in a way where the farmer vents to me about the organisation and its staff.

clock 30 June 2021 鈥� 4 min read