In your field: Helen Stanier - "The change in the cows' diet has been noticed by an observant customer"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

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Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms in the Vale of York
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Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms in the Vale of York

The seasons seem to be flying by. The students we've had on-farm for a while are returning to college and university, while students beginning their courses and work experience have joined us, along with...

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