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About Pete Vickerton

Umpteenth generation peasant...scratching out a living in the wild lands of East Yorkshire, England with beef, sheep, arable. Cricket enthusiast, occasional wordsmith, but mostly recognised for my over use of full stops...

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Dodging ewes and mud: Lessons from my grandad

Farmer Pete Vickerton recalls an early lesson from his grandad – dodging a gauntlet of hungry ewes intent on tripping…

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Lambing is a serious business – musings of a farmer

Lambing time is a serious business; the harvest time of the shepherd’s calendar. It’s a time of hard work, tiredness,…