Farming matters: Bill Young - 'Our Legacy Farm Scheme encourages new entrants'

When I was 12 years old my father gave me a well-leafed book which, even though I was not a great reader at the time, I read from cover to cover.

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Farming matters: Bill Young - 'Our Legacy Farm Scheme encourages new entrants'

When I was 12 years old my father gave me a well-leafed book which, even though I was not a great reader at the time, I read from cover to cover. It was called The Farming Ladder by George Henderson...

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