Young farmer focus: Matthew Donald - 'It has taken a war for food self sufficiency to fly back up the agenda'

Matthew Donald, 30, from Northallerton in North Yorkshire, runs a farrow to finish pig unit, alongside two broiler breeder farms producing fertile hatching eggs for the broiler industry.

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Young farmer focus: Matthew Donald - 'It has taken a war for food self sufficiency to fly back up the agenda'

Matthew Donald, 30, from Northallerton in North Yorkshire, runs a farrow to finish pig unit, alongside two broiler breeder farms producing fertile hatching eggs for the broiler industry. Career: Personally...

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