Young Farmer Focus – Maria Warne-Elston: "I have watched three generations of women before me become unsung heroes"

Cornwall young farmer Maria Warne-Elston discusses the influence of female role models at her family farm

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Maria Warne-Elston is a 23-year-old livestock and arable farmer from Cornwall and an NFU member.
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Maria Warne-Elston is a 23-year-old livestock and arable farmer from Cornwall and an NFU member.

Being a woman in agriculture has always been a cliche topic, with the assumption that agriculture is a man's world – but is that a misunderstanding? It certainly is not here on our family farm...

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