• APR / MAY 2022
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18 The National Beef Association ’ s annual Beef Expo event returns with an outstanding display of cattle classes , trade stands and seminar speakers .
12 FOUR GENERATIONS OF FARMING AND DIVERSIFICATION EXCELLENCE AT MELSONBY The Farmers Mart met up with David and Austen Richardson of Low Grange Farm and Quarry , nestled on the outskirts of the quaint North Yorkshire village of Melsonby .
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44 RICKERBY - ITS ALL GOING ON Rickerby group have had another excellent year in 2021 , read all about it and their forthcoming new depot in Ormskirk .
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52 STEADY GROWTH HAS BEEN THE KEY AT WEST LODGE Chris Berry talks with dairy farmer Richard Dunkley at Topcliffe .
56 THE 1000FT HIGH FARM THAT ’ S ALWAYS A CUT ABOVE THE REST Chris Berry talks ploughing and farming with Carl Fretwell of Mossley House Farm , Penistone .
60 EVERYBODY NEEDS A LEG-UP AND FOR US IT WAS OUR LOCAL MACHINERY DEALERS Chris Berry talks with Nigel Durdy of Nineveh Farm in Epworth .
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62 CHIPPING AWAY AT A CRISP RATE IS THE POTATO WAY FORWARD IN RYEDALE Chris Berry talks potatoes and TV presenting with Stephen and Jo Rooke of Lodge Farm , Nunnington .
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