03-11-2025 06:30 via theguardian.com

Country diary: A little remote control goes a long way in farming | Andrea Meanwell

Tebay, Cumbria: It could take me hours to find my cattle on some mornings. Introducing tech has helped enormouslyAs the hours of daylight get fewer, they become more precious on a hill farm. Like a lot of other farmers I also have a full-time job off farm, so farming work must be done before and after work. I am lucky that my employer, the National Trust, allows me to work flexible hours, but checking animals that graze remotely can be difficult during the winter as our belted galloway cows can
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