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22 Perfect
‘show weather’
24 On the road with hay,
straw … and vintage tractors!
Chris Berry visits the enterprising
Bulmers of Sharlston.
for 139th
Driffield Show!
34 Beef is main course
at Barnby Tofts
Sunshine certainly
helped to create perfect
‘show weather’ for the
139th Driffield Show.
Chris Berry talks with Ron Stainthorpe at
West Barnby, a beef farmer whose ready
smile and positive, friendly outlook remains
- despite all the ups and downs of life.
58 L M Bateman –
Staying true to its aim
It is 35 years since Melvyn Bateman
formed LM Bateman & Co Ltd to
provide the agricultural market with a
well-made product at attractive prices,
coupled with exceptional service.
74 Trailers: Vital elements in
your farm’s machinery store
Trailers are vital elements in any farm’s
machinery store all year round, and there
are many different types to cover every
specific need – in this special feature
we examine this important sector.
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Tom and his veritable army of
experienced staff are so much
in demand that they – and
their machines - are working
virtually round the clock at
this very busy season.
Few family dairy farms have
a more forward thinking
approach than that of the
Hildreths of Curlew Fields
Farm in Hessay. Chris Berry
went along to find out more.
A record year for
Thomas Dirom
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