Tenancy gives couple a chance to pursue farming dream

It is not easy to gain a farm tenancy, but for Laura and Matt Elliot, they were given a second chance and now farm in their own right. Wendy Short finds out more.

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Tenancy gives couple a chance to pursue farming dream

It is not easy to gain a farm tenancy, but for Laura and Matt Elliot, they were given a second chance and now farm in their own right. Wendy Short finds out more. An enterprising pair of new entrants...

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