Young Farmer Focus- Tom York: "Everything I do today is for my mum and I want to make her proud of me every single day"

Tom York, 21, is a student at Harper Adams University and he is from Ledsham in Cheshire

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Tom York, 21, is from Ledsham in Cheshire
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Tom York, 21, is from Ledsham in Cheshire

First and foremost, farming is most definitely in my blood. The farm on my mother's side of the family in Cambridgeshire can be traced back to the 17th century. We still have buildings on the farm...

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