Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Smith: "Farming is essential and without it the world would crash"

Lucy Smith, 23, is vice-chair of Epworth Young Farmers' Club. She is also from Epworth in North Lincolnshire.

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Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Smith: "Farming is essential and without it the world would crash"

Agriculture was something I was born into and has always been a big part of my life. Growing up in a beautiful part of Lincolnshire, my dad ran a haulage business and the farm alongside my grandad for...

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