4.00pm - Sunday 15th March 2026 347

In this episode Olly is pondering whether to sell his stock of fertiliser. Could he make more money from that now, rather than spreading it on a crop later in the year?

Stephen is with Becki Fielding, current chairlady of Lancashire NFU. She discusses the difficulty of input prices and how current world events are having a knock on effect to their business.

Angela is with sprayer operator Jamie Taylor. She learns what qualifications are needed to use a sprayer and how weather conditions can affect the work.

Lancashire Young Farmers have done a charity muck hall recently. They give us a snapshot into the day and explain how they raised over £1,000.

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