Blackface flock suited to Dumfries hill farm

A passion for Blackface sheep has helped Richard Carruthers build a thriving livestock business on a Buccleuch Estate farm. Lynsey Clark reports

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Blackface flock suited to Dumfries hill farm

Having been raised with his family's Blackface flock in Northumberland, it is no surprise that Richard Carruthers chose that breed when it came to establishing his own sheep flock, which he now runs at...

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