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On the farm with Adam Henson

On the Cotswold hills there’s some old weather lore that still rings true: “February fill ditch, black or white”. In other words, the weather is so cold and wet this month that gullies, dykes and drains are sure to swell with rain or melting snow.

Not only does this particular saying have a habit of being proved right,

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