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You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Arches, from BBC Radio 4.

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That's it, Rory. Can you get under there?

Yep. Try to get the blue gun right up inside the feeder.

How's it looking? Is there any grain or dust coming out?

No, it's all clean. Oh great, fantastic. Anything else?

No, no. No, that's the combined spick and span already for harvest.

Excellent. Thanks for help. Oh, much appreciated.

That's okay. I only wish you won't go back to London later.

Oh yeah, I know, but I have to start when you job tomorrow.

I know, no, I quite understand. Has it been nice to be back on the farm there?

Oh, yeah, of course. Good. Good and glad. As a luring as the big city lights are,

gets in your blood, don't they? Sure, I guess. Do you think you'll stay in London months

you've graduated? That's sorry, sorry, I shouldn't ask you. You've got a

whole 12 months yet. Yeah, exactly. I couldn't live in the city there. I'd feel

feel hemmed in. That's what I love most about farming, the freedom.

No, I mean, whatever else is going on in the world, this here, the soil under your boots,

it's yours. It's a hard thing to let go.

So how much longer do you think you can carry on without a manager?

You know, running the farm by yourself. It's a lot of stress. Surely you need to appoint someone soon.

Yeah, well, I've put some feelers out, have you? Yes. Yeah, as soon as this afternoon's

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