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21 YAMS goes from
strength to strength
Organising farming events in the middle
of winter can be fraught with anxiety –
but a little snow and some frost didn’t
interfere with YAMS 2015, which was
busier than ever, as Ian Wilkinson reports.
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GREAT SUPPORT FOR FARMSTAR OPEN DAY
Greater Efficiency, good service and back up, fixed cost
warranty, reliability, have all played a significant role in the
continuing success of FARMSTAR, as its January Open Day
testified. Ian Wilkinson was there for The Farmers Mart.
40 Future proofing a
60 year tradition
The Lee family has farmed at Manor
Farm, Hood Green since the 1950s and
have weathered many farming ups and
down as well as a personal tragedy
but are facing the future boldly.
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46 Trophy time at
Garfield House
Conservation & farming are not always
an easy fit, but John Key at Lower
Hand Bank Farm, Midhopestones
shows how it can be done, even by a
city lad with no farming background.
56 Reputations in the Ring
Chris Berry meets Richard Haig at
Selby’s lively Livestock Auction Mart,
now one of Yorkshire’s most respected
and successful mart centres.
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64 FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS
TO BIG SUCCESS
Agriplus Ltd is a major agricultural
dealership today, but when it began
in 2006, it was with a very modest
investment of just £1,000.
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