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In your field - Helen Stanier: "We could smell the smoke from the fires on Langdale Moor and our thoughts are with all the farmers and families affected"

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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In your field - Helen Stanier: "We could smell the smoke from the fires on Langdale Moor and our thoughts are with all the farmers and families affected"

The children's summer break comes to an end this week and it's back to juggling school and farm life once more. They have enjoyed being at home, having friends to visit and preparing for and attending...

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