Young Farmer Focus - Charlotte Harris: "Farming has the power to bring people together"

Charlotte Harris, 21, is a shepherdess from Strathaven in South Lanarkshire. She now runs her own equine and shepherdess business in Scotland

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"My family are really important to me and have given me so much, making me the person I am today."
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"My family are really important to me and have given me so much, making me the person I am today."

Growing up in a farming community around cattle and sheep was where I experienced some of the happiest moments in my life. I will always cherish my farming background. Farming has the power to bring...

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