Young Farmer Focus - Caitlan Senior: "Farming is more than a career"

Barnsley College student Caitlan Senior has written on why she chose to study agriculture, why the sector is based on hard work and resilience, and her goal to become a shepherdess one day

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Caitlan Senior, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, said: "The knowledge I am gaining now will give me a solid foundation to fulfil my dreams of working in agriculture."
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Caitlan Senior, from Barnsley in South Yorkshire, said: "The knowledge I am gaining now will give me a solid foundation to fulfil my dreams of working in agriculture."

Studying a Level 3 Agriculture course at Barnsley Colleges' Wigfield Farm campus has been fantastic so far. I did not come from a farming background, but I always knew I wanted to work with animals....

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