In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The cost of straw and diesel kills the job"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The cost of straw and diesel kills the job"

I asked one of my neighbours if this is a normal spring; the response was that we are always three weeks later than the rest of Devon. I hope that means autumn comes three weeks later, but I have a...

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