SHEEP SPECIAL: Welsh Mules pivotal to Mid Wales farm

Welsh Mules have been at the centre of a Mid-Wales farm for four generations and continue to thrive

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SHEEP SPECIAL: Welsh Mules pivotal to Mid Wales farm

Traditionally, the local pure breeds of Cluns and Kerry Hills were the chosen ewe for much of the Mid Wales landscape and this was no different for the Bennett family, who have called Trellwydion Farm,...

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