DEC / JAN 2017 • ISSUE 49
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20 MIDLANDS MACHINERY SHOW WELCOMES THOUSANDS A record number of people passed through the gate of this year ’ s Midlands Machinery Show , with the widest selection of products and advances in agricultural technology on display to date .
40 STRAW SECTOR BENEFITS FROM GREATER TEAMWORK Chris Berry meets Yorkshire members of the British Hay & Straw Merchants ’ Association .
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YAMS 2017 – FOCUS STAYS ON MACHINERY Location is one of YAMS ’ greatest advantages but it is the on the show ’ s title that is proving its core strength .
48 THIS HILL IS ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC ! Chris Berry meets Charlie Hill in Skeffling , who combines playing with his band , The Pub Lads , to raise funds for Cancer Research UK – and a busy farm life .
54 PRECISION IS THE WAY FORWARD Change & technology hold no fear for David Blacker of Church Farm in Shipton by Beningbrough . Chris Berry finds out why .
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62 YOUNG FARMERS , DOING IT WITH LOVE Ian Wilkinson visited Thorntree Farm , Walton near Wakefield where he met two young farmers full of passion for their animals , farming - and one another !
72 BARRIER COMPONENTS : LATEST INNOVATIONS Barrier Components has been sourcing , testing and stocking gate hardware for almost 30 years , so is clearly on top of its game in this specialised area .
19 EVENTS » 44 NORTH END FARM » 60 DAIRY / CATTLE » 70 FENCING » 73 MACHINERY
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