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In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'If you are concerned about your health, do not wait'

In your field

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'If you are concerned about your health, do not wait'

On July 6, I spoke to my father, Andrew Wright, about the grandchildren and the pending Somerton and Frome by-election.

clock 05 August 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'The show was once again a great shop window for British agriculture'

In your field

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'The show was once again a great shop window for British agriculture'

This week it has been good to get back to normal after several days at The Great Yorkshire Show. Although tired we have a sense of elation as Ben and an Abbiene cow were champion Holsteins for the second year.

clock 29 July 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Second cut silage was proving challenging'

In your field

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Second cut silage was proving challenging'

Well, we wanted rain and now we arguably have a little too much. Combines in Cheshire have hardly turned a wheel.

clock 22 July 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'We ate haggis, watched shearing, saw lots of kilts, and made new friends'

In your field

In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'We ate haggis, watched shearing, saw lots of kilts, and made new friends'

It's showtime. We finally ticked the Highland Show off our wish list. We have never been before, but with the Golden Shears being hosted there this year, coupled with Sam shearing in Scotland, it seemed the perfect time to do it.

clock 22 July 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: Alan Carter - 'In July, we will be trying something new, and as my dad calls it, 'radical''

In your field

In Your Field: Alan Carter - 'In July, we will be trying something new, and as my dad calls it, 'radical''

clock 08 July 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

While I was writing my previous In Your Field article, I was sat listening to the neighbour's mower cutting their first cut silage, and I was also commenting on the lack of grass on our own meadows.

clock 24 June 2023 鈥� 3 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

In your field

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

clock 17 June 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'I firmly believe that trees can be integrated into many farming businesses'

In your field

In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'I firmly believe that trees can be integrated into many farming businesses'

clock 10 June 2023 鈥� 2 min read
In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Being a typical British event, it rained all day'

In your field

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Being a typical British event, it rained all day'

We had a surprise invitation to the coronation of King Charles III and were able to join 40 other farmers and supporters of the Princes Countryside Fund to sit at the Grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace.

clock 27 May 2023 鈥� 1 min read