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@loosecollie

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Like a bit of rugby, do a bit of farming and don't take twitter too seriously. Quite like people. Co chairman of

Herefordshire
Joined July 2009
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
This morning I have said goodbye to my loyal, loving, beautiful companion. He gave me everything. What else can 2020 take from me? Sleep well my wonderful dog. I am done. #Granger
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Driver swap as the first one cannot reverse. If you can't reverse a car you shouldn't be driving one. @theJeremyVine #harvest2020
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Farmers eh. Terrible people. #farming
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
When you put fresh concrete down and someone thinks it's a clean place to park....
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
The joy of watching Helen Skelton dancing in Blackpool is only matched by the joy on her face while doing it. Absolutely fabulous. #StrictlyComeDancing
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 months
After some more sad news this morning of someone taking their life. Christmas can be a bad time for many. Just remember that not everyone is living the Instagram dream life. Just take a minute to ask how people really are. It only takes a minute. #MentalHealthAwareness
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Sunday walkers. You do not deserve the countryside. 15 acres of peas do not need 350 sheep because you cannot either read nor shut a bloody gate!!!!! #fuming #alwaysonaweekend 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 @RamblersGB
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
@TomShanklin Even at his age, still managed to sidestep you.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 years
@JeremyClarkson @thegrandtour @ManFrom2100 The Grand Tour kicks off for another season. In this episode: Richard wears wellies, James drives a commode and I Can’t remember...
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@loosecollie
martin williams
11 months
Well,this is it. Last leg to Lands End on,what has been an epic adventure. 75 miles to go. #combinechallenge
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
This afternoon I ran over my beautiful best friend. He is in the best place and I am in the lap of the gods. #winston
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Farmers, If you are hell bent on planting Osr please don't be tempted to fill twitter with your failing crops for the next 11 months. Kind regards.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
How cool is this? Fabulous.
@OntFarmerNews
OntFarmerNews
3 years
No disabilities here, only abilities! John Ray, 12, who lives with muscular dystrophy, works on his family farm in Kenilworth thanks to a new track chair. You can read the full story at #OntFarmerNews #OntAg #AgTwitter #Accessibility #FarmLife #CdnAg
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@loosecollie
martin williams
11 months
'I went to Groundswell this week!' 'It's all about the soil you know'
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Life is precious. Your friends are everything. Look after each other. I can't tell you how much it matters. #monitorfarm #bestfriends @rustyfarmer50
@AHDB_Cereals
AHDB Cereals
5 years
The 'Chuckle Brothers' give their take on farming with resilience #monitorfarm @loosecollie @rustyfarmer50
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Carbon trading. Absolute scam on every level. The Emperors new clothes, right before our eyes.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
No sign of any flooding in Kingsland this time. Maybe the farmer boy that cleaned up the river wasn't such a bad chap after all? @herefordtimes @bbchw @EnvAgency @DailyMailUK #Herefordshire
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Despite the lovely view, this is today's open gate letting the sheep out yet again. Walkers, you are your own worst enemy. Gate locked. #footpaths
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@loosecollie
martin williams
11 months
Part of #combinechallenge was doing little bits for radio and social channels. This was made at @CotswoldFarmPrk Check out the full version on their page. #MentalHealthAwareness
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Breathtaking to see so many people by the road holding up their percentage. Absolutely amazing. All ages out on a Sunday to see #combinechallenge How are you? #answerasapercent #Scotland #claas @agricontract @MindCharity @CwC_UK
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Oh well. Everybody down tools. Thanks for your efforts. #farming
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 months
@RHarrabin @charlottebsmith @NFUtweets @ukonward I am not often offended by anything on twitter but this is so condescending that I feel obliged to mention it. An appalling statement. Are farmers not allowed to earn money to pay for anything? Are they expected to live in some type of grey market? Wide of the mark Roger.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
It's 2023. Can we please now get rid of the 'Regen Farming' tag? It's farming. End.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
I bent a ram. I took it to an engineering unit and someone less than half my age made this. Out of a solid block of metal. Within a day. It fits like new. I am gobsmacked. Not all young people are bad. Not all young people are lazy nor unskilled. #hmsengineering
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
In this morning's news 250 farmers in Herefordshire have already entered into phosphate management auditing to strive to be better. Fantastic results. Thank you to all of them and to #Cobbagri for facilitating. #RiverWye #Phosphate #Farmerscare #Herefordshire
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
The last row of potatoes lifted for Russell Price Farm Services. A great friend,a great farmer and a sad loss. Time moves on, best wishes to all who have been a part of his journey.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
One year ago this evening, we said goodbye to Russell. My best mate. A fantastic friend and companion through life. He has missed a lot this year but not as much as I have missed him. Cheers my old friend. I am still thinking of you. @rustyfarmer50 @AHDB_Cereals
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
A lady has lost her husband, children have lost a father,a family has lost a leader and a nation has lost an iconic figure. An extraordinary life. An extraordinary man. A sad day. #PrincePhilip
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Indeed. I drove a New Holland once.
@AlisonShaw63
Alison 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
4 years
Oh dear , someone not having a good day 😱
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Pit stop at #awjenkinson fir welcome refreshments including a top up from @CertasBusiness of #hvo fuel. Thanks to all who came to see us there. #combinechallenge How much fuel??
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
@samstejskal Until you have been here......there's nothing like it. #Cardiff
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 years
When it's such a lovely day and time to change the rolls on the wrapper. Well why not? It was just too good to miss. #Farming #summer #bales #Olympics
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Thank you to all of you for your kindness over Winston. I am afraid I cannot bring myself to read the comments atm and had a couple of days to myself. You are all very kind. #Winston .
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
@woodboroughpark I have lost him. The love of a dog is beyond belief. Devastated doesn't even come close. He was beautiful and I loved him dearly. #winston
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@loosecollie
martin williams
10 months
I am finding environmental farming twitter a bit self righteous at the moment. Everybody seems to have the answer and,for me it's becoming a bit of a bore. Apologies in advance for the prospective outrage. #farming
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Final answer: Two more sleeps till @thegrandtour
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
And then, the journey was over. A great farming story comes to a close. Well done to everyone who was part of the ride,and what a ride it was. #Russ
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Ready for the sale tomorrow. 10am start. @PughsAgents #RussellPriceFarmServices
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
The video of the year. Just lovely.
@gmai_sutton
Heather Rufus Countess of Midlandshire
4 years
This has cheered me up!
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
If you saw @agricontract on BBC Breakfast this morning talking rural mental health, this is the event mentioned. We will be hoping for plenty of friendly horns on the way down! #combinechallenge #claas #lexion @MindCharity
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Yesterday I was invited to speak at my local rugby club. A fantastic day with a packed dinner filled with many of my closest friends. What a pleasure it was to see them all. I was given this as a gift. #humbled . #Ledbury @WilesmithJohn
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 month
Definitely not hd ready. She made me do it. @AliMHParker
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Well that didn't take long. Why didn't I do it before?
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 months
Just trying to make a sandwich.
@TheCensoredRock
Rock
2 months
I laughed way too hard at this 😂😂
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
I visited this beach in 2019 with my dear lost friend Russell after we had worked together at a meeting with @dudwell_tom Today I visited as the sun went down in his memory. Look after yourselves. #newgale #Pembrokeshire
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 years
Checking for flea beetle in the wild bird mix. You have to look very closely. #headstandchallenge #farming Couldn't find any.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
@Nigelrefowens @WayneBarnesRef He's looking to buy some cows next. Watch him Nigel.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 months
Seeing yourself on telly is like hearing yourself on an answerphone but worse. Thanks to hair and makeup at @GMB for their hard work.
@GMB
Good Morning Britain
3 months
The 'Lamb National' is an annual sheep race in Lincolnshire which sees a lineup of the animals race each other. Animal rights group PETA have argued the lambs "do not consent" to racing. Is sheep racing cruel? 🐑
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
The Government put 16.9 billion pounds into the railway system during the pandemic. Now the unions call a strike. Those farmers are troublesome aren't they? 7bn per year to railways in normal year. 3bn per year to agriculture. What is the true cost of living??
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Ok, so I am a bit of a fan of The Queen but if you are looking for reassurance and calm measured wisdom in a desperate time, I could not be more proud to have such a great monarch. #wellmeetagain #QueensSpeech
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Very proud.
@aafmagazine
Agronomist & Arable Farmer
2 years
A truly deserving winner for the Lifetime Achievement Award at the #NAGAwards is Russell Price. A huge thank you to our sponsor @PottingerUK
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 months
Some days are just different. Sheep racing on gmb with Kate, Ed and the charming (honestly) Jennifer White of @PETAUK 70% on the twitter poll thinking Sheep Racing is ok. Fun morning. @GMB #sheepracing
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@loosecollie
martin williams
8 months
House for Sale. Outskirts of Sydney , 3 bedrooms, 2 with en suite. Rugby posts in Garden. Looking for quick sale. Bids, in writing to; Mr Eddie Jones, c/o Australian Rugby. Would swap for apartment near Tokyo. #WALvAUS
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Climbing out of this at 3am and wondering. Is this the best, most versatile tractor ever made? I defy @Fendt_UKIreland to better it. It's nothing short of a pleasure to work in. #fendt #724 How can it be bettered?
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@loosecollie
martin williams
11 months
Day 3, and I think we might have broken @agricontract I wonder what percentage he's running at? #combinechallenge #Melksham @McDonaldsUK @MindCharity @CwC_UK #jogle
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 months
On the wettest of evenings.... Do not underestimate the passion within Farming in Wales. Different gravy. Farming is community there. It means a lot. #Farming
@Merry_Meredith
Andrew Meredith
3 months
Good evening from Carmarthen mart where there's an impressive turnout for the second meeting of Welsh farmers to discuss protests
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Some good thoughts and well delivered. Tin hat on.
@LetsGoBrando45
Brandon Taylor Moore
1 year
Brilliant speech addressed to our ‘woke’ youth fighting #climatechange by Konstantine Kisin.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
I'm not sure that they've got the hang of this. Great workrate and never seems to be waiting for a trailer.
@KUHN_UK
KUHN Farm Machinery
4 years
An MC 180 S Quattro maize chopper being set off with with R.C.Boreham & Co earlier this week 🌽🌽🌽 @rcboreham #Maize #forage #KUHNdealer #covercrops
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
The moment Will Smith realized that Chris Rock hadn't registered to vote on the future of @TheAHDB Don't make Will come to find you. Vote by the end of the month. @AHDB_Cereals
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@loosecollie
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 years
@GylesB1 Apparently the letter was headed 'For your ice only'
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Is Kohn German for Google? #UniversityChallenge
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 months
Can you just imagine how this must have felt? At a funeral. How can anyone not love this tune? Absolutely incredible. He will be remembered for years, every year. #ShaneMacGowan
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
It's the cows. #COP26
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@loosecollie
martin williams
6 months
Crop walking today in #Herefordshire
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@loosecollie
martin williams
7 months
When you get up to have breakfast after the @FarmersWeekly awards and find it's only you up out of 6... #lightweights
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
Spent three hours on the drill today. Difficult conditions but managed 2 curtain poles,3 new places to hang pictures and mended a chair. #dewalt #rain
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
When it hurts so much that you can't even swear....
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 months
Far right? No. Fair trade? Yes. Farmers, talking about farming issues. #ukfairtrade #nfu24
@NoFarmsNoFoods
No Farmers, No Food
3 months
UPDATE: We are releasing our press release on Monday & Tuesday next week which outlines our mission statement objectives to campaign on behalf of farmers (which includes numerous statements from farmers).
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@loosecollie
martin williams
8 months
I have nothing against Vincent van Gogh, but, I do think my sunflowers are better. 'Ere 'ere, or nay ,nay? @NaturalEngland #farming #nature
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
I am a royalist. Today's news has made me think about what sort of national grief there will be when the time comes that we lose our Queen. Think what you want but she is a foundation of our country and commonwealth. Just take a moment and consider it. #PrincePhilip
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Great chat on the riverbank this morning with @BBCFarmingToday around solutions and options to improve the quality of the River Wye. Farmers care too. @WUFoundation #riverwye #phosphate
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 months
Twitter conversations against farming and its performance currently feel like this. Getting a little bit ridiculous now. #farming
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Today I have more followers than Ally Hunter Blair. My life is complete. @weirendfarm
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 months
Well here it is. Minette delivering her final speech to Nfu Conference and members. Quite an amazing moment, and the end of an incredible piece of work by her. An amazing lady, and that cannot be underestimated. #NFU24 #farming #leadership
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
I'll just leave this here and retreat.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
In 1974 my family gave up dairying and a milk round. It's now 2020 and I still can't bring myself to throw these away. Am I sentimental or just a hoarder? #memories #farming The item in the middle fits the tops to bottles. It was my favourite job.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
And that my friends is how you organise a Royal Funeral. A sad day for a family, never have I been more proud of our traditions. #PrincePhilipfuneral
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
@imacelebrity Zara Tindall looks different without makeup.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 months
If you have never witnessed this event, it is almost impossible to put into words. The streets lined with absolutely thousands of waving, smiling people. Alderhey is such an emotional moment to see the children at the windows. Incredible event. Well done Olly. #Amazing
@agricontract
Olly harrison 🥛🍔🌱AccidentalYoutuber
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Epic numbers out to watch and support this years #festivefarmers #christmasconvoy but i feel now with out some help from civil partners it may have been the last this is now too bigger event for me & my small team to pull off Would be a shame as it’s a massive FREE Comunity…
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
If Carlsberg made tractors... 3 hours old. @Fendt_UKIreland
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
The Notebook just must be the best love story film ever. What a wonderful film. #thenotebook
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Zero N, zero chem and planted by hand in tarmac. This is regen farming.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
3 years
Have I got a problem eating sponge with coffee at 6.30am.....?
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
@MrJamesMay @engineers_feed I'm not getting involved either. Once bitten and all.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
Twitter is a much nicer place when all the keyboard warriors are on campsites and beaches.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 months
And then the sun came out. #HappyEaster
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@loosecollie
martin williams
22 days
Well this is different... First day out with #samasz rake. Not brave enough to put the baler on the back yet... #easydoesit
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 month
There will always be farming, and there will always be a George Monbiot. The latter, I would suggest, will never outweigh the former. Let's not get too upset by it. #farming #food #monbiot
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
@Sarahbellagri Twitter is not great. Sadly I am too fat for instagram, too old for snapchat , not grown up enough for linkedin and haven't lost my dog for facebook, so I am stuck.
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
When you are making soup for lunch, lovely bread in the Aga then the phone rings and you forget for two days. #Charcoal
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@loosecollie
martin williams
2 years
There have been a lot of tears shed this evening. Some of them mine. A wife, a mother,a grandmother,great grandmother and our Queen. A constant through many lifetimes. She deserves our tears, we will never see her like again. A time for a little respect. #TheQueen
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@loosecollie
martin williams
1 year
Just popped #clarksonsfarm2 on. @bossytvlady you are a genius. It feels like it was on yesterday, fabulous production, great graphics and music. If @carlsberg made farming TV... 👏👏👏👏
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@loosecollie
martin williams
5 years
Well done @btsportrugby A fantastic season of coverage yet again. I think you are getting the hang of it now. Enjoy the summer break. Looking forward to the autumn and starting again. Great work. @andNickMullins @BenKay5 @IamAustinHealey @ugomonye @Sarraelgan Et Al. #rugby
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@loosecollie
martin williams
4 years
@Cereals_West @rustyfarmer50 @TheAHDB What a great friend. RIP Russell John Price. Some people in life you will never forget.
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