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Producing quality livestock key to success of Lancashire family farm

Often claimed to be at the centre of Great Britain, Brennand Farm, home to the Walker family, lies three miles from the village of Dunsop Bridge, along a narrow track heading deep into the Trough of Bowland. Angela Calvert paid them a visit

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
clock • 7 min read
John, Geoff and Rob Walker
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John, Geoff and Rob Walker

The Walkers moved to the farm in 1970 where Geoff and his wife, Margaret, now farm with their sons, Rob and John and his family. It spans 1,214 hectares (3,000 acres) and 25 years ago they took on the...

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