glasshouse
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spot onMy farming partner brother manages the sheep enterprise. I turn my hand to lambing as and when required. I am not an expert but aim to be an all rounder, not an amateur.
60 years ago the farmer employed people to do the specialist jobs but even then he knew enough about those jobs to know when they were being done right and how they fitted in to overall system. Now, the shepherd and the sheep have gone from many farms here and organic matter declines and soil quality becomes poorer and unworkable. No amount of large shiny kit or enthusiasm for techno toys will remedy that.