In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "We are miles behind drilling and have not been able to turn out any cattle yet; it definitely feels like the 100th day of January here"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "We are miles behind drilling and have not been able to turn out any cattle yet; it definitely feels like the 100th day of January here"

I am currently writing this in the only place it is fit to be in at the moment – the pub. It is safe to say the weather has many a farmer drowning their sorrows – just as their fields are especially...

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