Heather Stewart on building the farming dream: 'As someone from a non-farming background, this is something I am very proud of'

Heather Stewart, from Carnlea near Ballymena, is an events officer at the Ulster Farmers' Union

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Heather Stewart said she loves working in agriculture and being surrounded by livestock and the countryside
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Heather Stewart said she loves working in agriculture and being surrounded by livestock and the countryside

Background For the past seven years, I have been the events officer at the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and I suppose these days, you could say a part-time farmer too. I live with my partner on his...

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