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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Grandma has become even more of a celebrity"

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 - "Grandma has become even more of a celebrity"

Since my last column, my Grandma Wilky, who has been mentioned previously, became the star we all know her to be on her favourite TV show, The Repair Shop. Four years ago, while taking down the old...

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