Rotational grazing and Lleyn sheep: A winning formula for Cornish farmers

Lleyns have proved to be the ideal breed to allow first-generation farmer Ed Whiteman to expand his business

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Rotational grazing and Lleyn sheep: A winning formula for Cornish farmers

Sheep were a way into farming in his own right for Ed Whiteman – and a flock of 230 Lleyn ewes are at the heart of his farming enterprise based near St Ewe in Cornwall. Ed farms with his wife, Amy,...

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