Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'No-one could have predicted the relative prosperity of 2020'

November, and we roll the dice again. The tups are back in with the ewes despite the serious question, will there be a viable market for lamb post-Brexit? I think I asked the same question last year, or maybe it was the year before? It is hard to keep track.

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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'No-one could have predicted the relative prosperity of 2020'

November, and we roll the dice again. The tups are back in with the ewes despite the serious question, will there be a viable market for lamb post-Brexit? I think I asked the same question last year, or...

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