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CONTENTS
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16 A lot more than
just contracting
There is a lot more to AWSM than
just contracting, as Ian Wilkinson
discovered when he went to meet
general manager Andrew Yarrow
AKA, ‘Cool Hand Luke’ recently.
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28 A great team and
a great buzz!
Ian Wilkinson headed into Ryedale to
Beadlam Grange to meet the remarkable
Rooke family - and found a hive of
activity (and a very tasty lunch!)
Overcoming the obstacles to fulfil the dream
Ian Wilkinson meets the Henshaws, owners & creators of
award-winning Mainsgill Farm & Farm Shop, whose success
is testament to hard work and a ‘Can Do’ approach.
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42 Blazing ahead
It is 20 years since the Zwartbles breed
of sheep from Northern Netherlands was
first imported here. Chris Berry talks to
Raymond Heigh of Brook House Farm
in Bentham, a director of the Zwartbles
Sheep Association to find out more.
44 it’s a real family affair
Chris Berry talks with Mark Smith of
Winterburn, who is hoping the world
market and the Euro will improve
to help move his farm forward –
especially since he moved from
tenancy to ownership in 2014.
44
50 milk in their blood
Chris Berry meets dairy farmers, the
Fleetwood family of Croft Side Farm,
Hopton, who say they are very happy to
be with Longley Farm Dairies in Holmfirth.
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