Young Farmer Focus: Cerys Fairclough - 'Agri-Academy broadened my horizons and widened my mindset within the agricultural industry'

Cerys Fairclough, 16, lives on a family sheep farm near Newbridge on Wye, Wales, where she is successfully developing her own flock of Bluefaced Leicester ewes. She is also one of 12 young people to be selected for Farming Connect Agri-Academy.

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Young Farmer Focus: Cerys Fairclough - 'Agri-Academy broadened my horizons and widened my mindset within the agricultural industry'

Cerys Fairclough, 16, lives on a family sheep farm near Newbridge on Wye, Wales, where she is successfully developing her own flock of Bluefaced Leicester ewes. She is also one of 12 young people to be...

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