Since meeting at agricultural college in 1986, Rona and Nevil Amiss dreamt of having their own farm. Neither are from farming backgrounds but that hasn’t deterred them. In 1999, after working on other farms for several years, they took on their first tenancy of a small farm on Exmoor, with plans to run a bed […]
Tregullas Farm – a family affair. Read More »
‘This dry summer has been a real test for us on a new farm’ said Ollie White as he showed me the view from the top of the farm. Since taking the tenancy at Dalditch Farm near Budleigh Salterton in March 2023, he’s had to learn to adapt to its light sandy soils which he
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In August our team of Somerset judges, Ben Thorne, Zara Blackmore and John Gilbert, set out on our Somerset Otter Awards judging tour of three finalists. Read on to find out more about each of the farms and the judge’s decision as to who they crowned winners for 2024. Dillington Estate- Ilminster Dillington Estate have
Somerset Otter Award – Somerset finalists leading the way in nature-friendly farming Read More »
