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You're listening to The Archers Omnibus from BBC Radio 4. Oh, our dad, good. I didn't realise you were home.

No, no, Miranda dropped me off. She's spending the afternoon of some bridge chums.

Right.

Coffee's there, darling, if you've had you one.

No, thanks. I'm on my way to see Kirsty. But you still haven't filled me in about the BL Harvest. Haven't I? Well, not properly, no. Surely there's a better solution than simply refusing to do it. Justin doesn't want to lose the BL Harvest any more than I do. But I mean, if you don't actually do the job,

then he won't pay you, and that's a lot of money lost. Kate, no one's going to lose anything.

You watch. Justin will give up his ridiculous plans for the BL estate, and normal service will be

resumed. Okay, but how about you harvest the wheat on home farm this week instead?

That would give Justin a few more days to change his mind.

Honestly, you do make me wonder sometimes.

Sorry?

You were brought up on a farm for heaven's sake.

Oh, isn't our wheat ready?

No, Kate, no, it's not.

Whereas the BL wheat is.

It's all about the moisture content in case you've forgotten.

Yes, I know, sorry. I'm just not sure this is the crisis that you think it is.

Really? Ah, I suppose you're supportive of Justin's rewilding ideas.

I might be.

Well, now he's lobbed a huge, concrete warehouse into the mix. It's obviously he doesn't give a toss about the planet, Kate. Or the soil, all the crops, or any kind of proper farming. It's all about the money with Justin. Oh, and he loves a boardroom battle. His motives couldn't be clearer. But what if he gets his solicitors involved? Well, let him. It'll be too late for his harvest.

All I'm saying is we don't need the stress.

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