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Young Farmer Focus - Kirsty Leigh: "There is a place for a Beef Shorthorn in any farming enterprise"

Kirsty Leigh is a fourth-generation farmer from Wolverley in Worcestershire. She writes about her family farm business, the support and guidance she has received so far, and the importance of butchers and genetics

Chris Brayford
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Ms Leigh, who is also board apprentice for the Beef Shorthorn Society, said: "I have grasped opportunities, worked exceptionally hard and taken the farm from strength to strength."
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Ms Leigh, who is also board apprentice for the Beef Shorthorn Society, said: "I have grasped opportunities, worked exceptionally hard and taken the farm from strength to strength."

Family farm business I took over Alandale Farm, our family business, from my grandfather when I was only 16. My parents were too busy with other parts of the business, so I stepped up and have never...

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