Farming from scratch: "The battles that go on inside your head can really have an effect on your whole life"

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Farming from scratch: "The battles that go on inside your head can really have an effect on your whole life"

In a new blog series, Matt Styles tells Farmers Guardian about what it is like to start a farming business from nothing. Well, how are you? No really, how are you? We are advised to ask this question...

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