Young Farmer Focus - Bronagh Dempster: "I could not imagine a life without farming"

Nuffield Farming Next Generation scholar Bronagh Dempster, 24, writes about her experiences of the scheme and why young people should choose a career in farming

Chris Brayford
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Bronagh Dempster, from the Ards Peninsula in Co. Down, said: "Will I still be working with cows when I am 60? I hope so, because I could not imagine a life without farming."
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Bronagh Dempster, from the Ards Peninsula in Co. Down, said: "Will I still be working with cows when I am 60? I hope so, because I could not imagine a life without farming."

Northern Ireland I grew up in rural Co. Down but had no farming family and very few farming friends. Nearly seven years ago, I started working on a dairy farm near to where I live. Incredibly,...

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