LOFS ambassador: 'farming is far from being a low skilled manual job as some may believe, farming is a dynamic and vital industry'

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LOFS ambassador: 'farming is far from being a low skilled manual job as some may believe, farming is a dynamic and vital industry'

Here, Anne Mair-Chapman, LEAF Open Farm Sunday Ambassador for the North-East talks about why she is taking part in the renowned event for the first time. What is your job? Along with my father and...

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