Young Farmers Focus: Edward Brant: "I think genetics will be an important part of increasing productivity and profitability in the future"

Edward Brant, 28, from Louth, is a mixed-farmer in the Lincolnshire Wolds and is delighted to be a member of the NSA.

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Young Farmers Focus: Edward Brant: "I think genetics will be an important part of increasing productivity and profitability in the future"

I live and work on a farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds with my parents. The farm is mixed, with two-thirds in an arable rotation and the remaining third in grazing. The grazing is split 50:50 between...

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