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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 · 09/11/2025

Too many platforms, not enough time 😖

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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 · 21/03/2025

It’s my dairy farm, we’ve just let the cows back out to the fields after being inside for the winter. Still not much grass about but they were telling me it was time to go so we opened the gate.

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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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