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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Earliest maize harvest ever, 24th August 🤯 Huge thanks to Team Anthony for bringing it home 🙌 The cob size was a little deflating but it’s something. Drought 2026 is the gift that keeps giving 🙃

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Born safe & sound ☺️ I wondered if this girl needed my help but she had it all under control 🙌 5 mins condensed into 2 #calving

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Over the summer I’ve seen, & taken, photographs of farmers on the frontline; fighting drought, fire, disease & heat. Dried up rivers, exhausted fields & burnt landscapes These landscapes are where food starts. We need to get farmers through this because protecting their future means protecting ours.

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Marching into the bank holiday weekend 😎🐄 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

TURNOUT 🥳 The best day of the farming year Nothing beats letting them out for the first time… listen to that excitement 🐄💚 #FirstGrazing #DairyFarm #SpringTurnout

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

POV: calving assistance. Knowing when the right time to help is and calmly getting the job done #farming #farmlife

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great to represent NFUCymru at the St David’s Day reception in Cardiff hosted by the Wales Office A chance to catch up with Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens to briefly discuss opportunities & volatilities for Welsh Farming 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Weather gets 0/10 for effort 😖☔️💦 Happy Sunday everyone #hag1

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This week marks a moment of change. I say goodbye to an incredible NFU Cymru President and step into the big footprints he leaves behind, alongside a new teammate, Paul Williams. Together, we’re ready to stand up and speak out for our NFU Cymru members #wearewelshfarming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 nearly done, all the best for 2026 New year, same cows… still judging my life choices 🐄😅 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

When the bed is so comfy your brain is officially switched off 😴 #farmlife

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

The end of a long, cold Christmas Day, my limbs are actually aching from the cold. But one last job before home. Making sure all animals are safe & sound is key. Every day of the Year. Moments like this make it all worthwhile. #farmlife

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Chasing cow feed back to the cows 🐄➡️😅 They push it away, I push it back. Teamwork #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Milking, but faster. Much faster. 🐄💨 #teamdairy

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Damp old day, but at least the cows are happy! By tonight there will be enough milk in the tank to feed nearly 5k households for 1 day 🥛 Through the lens: 24hrs on a dairy farm 💪 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Today’s discussion is about who should drive the tractor. Technically it should be me because my feet can reach the pedals. But apparently I never called ‘shotgun’ 🙄 #farmdog

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Electric moment today with NFU Cymru at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. Friends, families, colleagues — all dropping everything to stand as one. When those cards went up, the whole ring stopped. What’s happening to rural Wales is wrong. We’re not backing down. #stopthefamilyfarmtax

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Annual bTB test this week Sadly didn’t go as planned 7 cows had inconclusive results, including our very special Winnie Retest in 60 days Not a good day for the team 👎 Meanwhile here’s Winnie from earlier this year, doing what she does best - Telling the Farming Story #MyTBStory

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Tonight’s milking was brought to you by 3.333 people #squadgoals Who needs fireworks when you can get covered in iodine & soaked with the high volume hose 😬 #milkingtime

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Spot has been putting her mud pack on this weekend 🙄 Great to see the cows still enjoying the grazing season, probably because the drought meant they didn’t really have a grazing season 😩 Normally there’s some serious sulking to stay in the sheds by now 😜 #farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tango’s Sunday is all go 😜 #farmdog

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Supporting Food & Farming event at Bluestone, in collaboration with Welsh Government, for #ClimateChangeWeek. We spoke to over 60 school children about the environmental & nutritional impact of the food they eat. Everything in proportion & enjoy local where possible 💪

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Girls happy to be going in for milking this afternoon 😎 They’ve been enjoying the lush grass & cool breeze today #farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The CCTV flagged up an early morning visitor this morning 🦉 😍 #farmlife

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Watching the sun go down on the baked grass The situation is looking very bleak for those farms with lack of fodder for now & for winter 🙃 Hoping by this time next week we will all see some rain 🍀 #drought25

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Show Day yesterday at Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Show🏆 🐄 Reserve Champion for Ruby Best Heifer for Daisy Satan 😬, along with handler Alicia, got Best Handler 💪 Plus debuts for 3 youngsters who wanted to have ago at leading a calf & did a superb job Great day for Team Goldsland ⭐️ #rurallife

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Saturday afternoon going in for milking Ground looking seriously dry and burnt now. Surely rain must be due soon 😫 #drought25

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Today is #Farm24 - a national effort to tell the farming story Here’s some pics of my day milking cows, checking youngstock, watering veg & so much more Being a farmer is the best job in the world, it’s totally addictive #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

1st cut silage: 20% down on yield 2nd cut silage: 25% down on yield 3rd cut silage: already 2 weeks late, 100% down on yield ⚠️ Not sure what this is going to mean for winter 😫 #drought2025

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

#scorchio Grass & crops really starting to burn now. With limited moisture in the ground there’s few reserves to beat the heat #FoodSecurity

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

What your countryside looks like & where your food comes from are intrinsically linked & incredibly beautiful 😍 #farming24 #WelshFarmingWeek

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Open Farm Sunday complete ✔️ Huge thanks to all 900 visitors 🤯 for their support & enormous thanks to my incredible team for pulling it off once again #ofs25 #tellingthefarmingstory

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

It’s #WorldMilkDay 🥳🥳🥳 All around the world 🐄 🐑 🐐 & theirs farmers are producing healthy, nutritious, natural milk for people to enjoy Here’s a view from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 this morning 💪

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Me this morning: “milking is going really well, I may even finish early” Ruby 🐄: “hold my beer” Ruby needed some help calving, you can watch it here ⬇️ NB: has been edited & sped up in places, full process took around 10 mins #farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Apparently if they wait there & look sweet they may get some Scooby Snacks 😁 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Gooooood morning everyone Next weeks milk is in progress Nothing more stunning than this 😎 #farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Spoilt cow syndrome 🙄🐄❤️ #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Milk train heading home… … next stop the milking parlour… …followed by the snack bar… …followed by some alfresco dining… …and a night under the stars ✨ 🐄 🥛 🚂 😍 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Interesting find by one of the team in the field today. A quick google search found background by @boakandbailey.bsky.social this is a 1905 stout described as ‘extra nourishing’ 🤩🍺 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Two of my team have reported they’ve have found Sleeping Beauty 😴 Sound on for snoring 🤣🤣 #dairycows

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

And off they go, back to the Spring Grass Milk in Motion from Grass to your Glass 🐄 + ☀️ + 🌧️ + 🌱 = 🥛🧀🧈🍦 #Farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Spot & Blaze enjoying watching the sun go down #farming 😍

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

These are the moments we live for 🐄 Turnout Day 🥳 - Winter housing is over, the dark nights & cold days are ended Spring has arrived at Goldsland Farm #SpringEquinox #farming 🤩

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

More discussions on #FamilyFarmTax today in UK Gov Wales Office with Dame Nia Griffith & her team. They also had a representative from treasury dial in NFU Cymru were joined by JCP Solicitors to offer their perspective This tax exploits money from the unlucky: elderly, widowed, terminally ill

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Great to visit my first school of the year, Victoria Primary in Penarth 🙌 Talking all things food & farming Some great questions about cows & plants #tellingthefarmingstory

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

This is definitely what Sunday mornings are all about. The sun is rising 🌅 slowly and for a while it’s like you’re the one in the world. Next week’s milk 🥛 supply is underway 💪 #farming

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

When you off load the dog for an hour & find her giving instructions from the driving seat 🙄😁 #farmdog

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

What weekends are made for 😎#farming #farm24

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Abi Reader @abireader.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I really hope she’s going to drive this for me 😜

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