In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'I have never met anyone so laid back – in fact, he could be horizontal'

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 - 'I have never met anyone so laid  back – in fact, he could be horizontal'

We have finally turned out all the cows onto the marshes. For those who do not know, we predominately graze on local RSPB-owned salt marshes, meaning we do have to work quite closely with the RSPB, to...

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