• FEB / MAR 2022
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28 YAMS 22 BACK IN STYLE Wednesday 2nd February 2022 heralded the return of YAMS , one of the key events in the agricultural calendar , this year ’ s show was a huge success .
18 RIPON FARM SERVICES SHOW BACK WITH THE WOW FACTOR The 19th and 20th January saw the triumphant return of the Ripon Farm Services two-day open event .
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36 FARMING AND WELLBEING A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP Denys and Mary Fell of Densholme Farm have created a community care farm alongside their traditional farm , helping both the community and other farmers .
40 DOING NOTHING JUST WASN ’ T AN OPTION AT REDMIRE Chris Berry talks with brothers Tom & Mark Willoughby of Woodend embracing new ideas to diversify their income from purely traditional farming .
44 WATCH OUT FOR WILLIAM AND HIS 4,000 SHEEP Father and son Daniel & William Mullin of Ox House Farm tell us about William ’ s ambition to run a flock of 4,000 breeding ewes .
48 FIFTY-NINE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER AT DAISY HILL FARM Arthur and Vera Howe came to Daisy Hill in 1959 , Arthur passed away at 59 years of age and his sons are either in their 59th year ( Andrew ) or 59 already ( Chris ).
52 EMBRYOS THE WAY FORWARD FOR CHAROLLAIS Richard Danforth and his two sons James and Ben farm 550 acres with a herd of 170 dairy cows , a beef enterprise , arable crops and an award-winning sheep set-up .
60 NO TILL AND STABILISERS ARE THE MIX ON THE WOLDS Paul Temple of Wold Farm , East Riding makes no bones about how much he enjoys the profession he is in and how much agriculture has given him .
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66 FORGING A POSITIVE FUTURE The Farmstar Group have a fantastic open day and discuss how they have developed the business to forge a very strong future .
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