Young Farmer Focus - Lydia Gardner: "Farming community is built on resilience"

Lydia Gardner, 24, from Dorset, is a farm adviser in the Cotswolds, a student and Young Farmer ambassador for the NFU

Mia Willemsen
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Young Farmer Focus - Lydia Gardner: "Farming community is built on resilience"

"Work hard, play hard" is a motto I adopted early in my university career, and it is one that continues to shape my approach to life and work today. Agriculture can be a demanding industry, but I firmly...

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