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Alston Moor sale: Lazonby..Pic Stuart Walker AS a trainee auctioneer in my early twenties, I was fortunate that Norman Little took me under his wing at Lazonby Auction, writes Farmer columnist, Adam Day. Some Thursday mornings Norman would give me some time in the rostrum, a tiny enclosed wooden box above the ring. It could be a bleak place in mid- winter. Frozen fingers and toes, and a stream of steam from the auctioneer’s mouth. Our buyers warmed their hands in front of a large gas heater. We didn’t have too many buyers. Arthur Pooley was probably the largest and most influential ...

THE inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry experts and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants Armstrong Watson, our headline sponsors, who are also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew will be partnered in the search to find farming’s unsung heroes, by Alistair Mackintosh, west Cumbrian beef and sheep farmer and chairman of Red Tractor Assurance, as...

Hard work: Adam Day of Farmers Network A CUMBRIAN not-for-profit farmer support organisation has been praised for ploughing on through the challenges of the last year. The hard work in delivering services and projects was highlighted during the 11th annual general meeting of the Cumbria and Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network. Held virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions, current Network chair, Randal Raine of Outhwaite Farm, due to connectivity issues, handed over the reins for the evening to Network managing director Adam Day. In a statement read out by Adam, Randal said he would be stand...

Praise: Adam Day of Farmers Network A CUMBRIAN not-for-profit farmer support organisation has been praised for ploughing on through the challenges of the last year. The hard work in delivering services and projects was highlighted during its 11th Annual General Meeting of the Cumbria and Yorkshire Dales Network's. Held virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions, current Network chair, Randal Raine of Outhwaite Farm, due to connectivity issues, handed over the reins for the evening to Network Managing Director Adam Day. In a statement read out by Adam, Randal said he would be standing down...

MORE than £2.9m has been awarded to 194 organisations to help them support people through the pandemic. Cumbria Community Foundation has awarded £2,970,555 to organisations, thanks to the generous support of people, businesses, charitable trusts and public sector partners, as well as funding from a national appeal run by The National Emergencies Trust (NET). Grants have been awarded to support vital services like foodbanks, delivery of food and care packages to vulnerable people, telephone and online services offering friendship, support to help reduce isolation, emotional, mental hea...