Women in ag: 3 women in ag carve out their own path in the farming industry

These women have found their own way and paved their own path in the industry. Farmers Guardian finds out more

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Sammie has successfully set up her own business from the farm
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Sammie has successfully set up her own business from the farm

130 rural women attended the Women In Farming Autumn Gathering at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate earlier in October. Held by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's Women In Farming Network,...

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