Next Generation Hill Farmers: Welsh farmer takes business forward - "I am as hefted to the farm as my flock is"

In the second of a brand-new series, Next Generation Hill Farmers, which discusses the vital role of upland farmers, Emily Ashworth speaks to Welsh farmer Katie Davies about her passion for keeping her family’s legacy alive

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Next Generation Hill Farmers: Welsh farmer takes business forward - "I am as hefted to the farm as my flock is"

Visit any hill farm across the county and no doubt you will find a story attached to it that reaches back hundred of years. One of the most traditional ways of farming, there is a certain rawness to...

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