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Suffolk breeder reflects on decades of breeding

Native sheep and traditional skills are the passions of Herefordshire farmer Viv Samuel. Ellie Layton finds out more as he looks back on his shepherding career.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 6 min read
Suffolk breeder reflects on decades of breeding

Native sheep and traditional skills are the passions of Herefordshire farmer Viv Samuel.Ellie Layton finds out more as he looks back on his shepherding career. In recent years, Viv Samuel and his wife...

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