Farming from scratch: Matt Styles: 'farming is more of a lifestyle choice - is there anything wrong with working seven days a week?'

Emily Ashworth
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Farming from scratch: Matt Styles: 'farming is more of a lifestyle choice - is there anything wrong with working seven days a week?'

In a new blog series, Matt Styles tells Farmers Guardian about what it is like to start a farming business from nothing. As I sit here in the tractor eating lunch and writing this article, I am looking...

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