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Turning a profit in a strange cattle year

Some people tell me it has been a strange year. I agree, but the thing is they’ve all been strange years since Covid. It is so easy to get all caught up in how things are different. Then yesterday I heard the Bon Jovi song with the lyrics “The more things change, the more things […]

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Pattern power: Best new textiles and wallpapers for Autumn 2022

New fabrics and wallpapers to bring a room to life, chosen by Amelia Thorpe. Pattern world From a collection of wallpapers by Abi Ola, Chequerboard in Black, £156 per 10m roll from Common Room, combines a fragment of an African textile with a detail from a William Morris wall hanging, representing the designer’s identity as […]

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Property experts on the Stamp Duty cut: ‘Soaring mortgage costs will bring house prices back down to earth, irrespective of tax cut’

The September 2022 Stamp Duty cut announced by the UK government is part of a wider plan to stimulate growth in the economy — but what impact will it have on house prices? We’ve collated views from across the property market. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng issued a ‘mini-budget’ on Friday morning, announcing sweeping […]

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Farm Progress America, September 23, 2022

Max Armstrong offers some ways farmers can boost safety on the farm. John Shutske, agricultural safety and health specialist, University of Wisconsin, offers some tips including some basic actions that a farmer can take each season. It starts with getting reacquainted with equipment that might be used just once a year, and making sure those […]

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