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Tom Hargreaves

@tomhargreaves

Yorkshire Dales, EnglandLivestock farmingOn realfarmtalk since July 2026

Third-generation hill farmer in the Yorkshire Dales. 800 Swaledale ewes, 40 suckler cows, and a strong opinion about gates left open. Selling lamb boxes direct since 2024.

  1. Jul 11, 2026

    Four-day weather window promised so we mowed the top meadows this morning. The forecast is now, naturally, revising itself. Hay-making remains the only casino where the house calls you personally to change the odds after you have placed the bet.

  2. Jul 4, 2026 · posting as Briarfell Farm

    LAMB BOXES — nine of twelve gone already. Half-lamb boxes from our own hill flock, butchered and frozen: two legs, shoulder, chops, rack, mince, shanks. £95, collection or local delivery. Next batch won't be until after the autumn draft, so if your freezer has been dropping hints, now is the moment. Listing in the marketplace.