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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Not many cars could double as a quad bike"

Amy works on her family鈥檚 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 - "Not many cars could double as a quad bike"

Like many British farms, a trusty Land Rover Defender has been in residency. Beforehand, Dad was a Daihatsu man through and through, but bought the tin can on wheels in 2011, with its horrendous ride...

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