From Mid Wales to New Zealand: Young Farmer reflects on 'once-in-a-lifetime' NFYFC scholarship

After securing a place on the NFYFC C Alma Baker Trust Scholarship, Elin Protheroe traded the hills of Builth Wells for the vast landscape of New Zealand

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Elin Protheroe: "From my first time in a helicopter flying over the farm to pig hunting, deer stalking, and fishing—it wasn't all about work; it was about experiencing the Kiwi way of life."
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Elin Protheroe: "From my first time in a helicopter flying over the farm to pig hunting, deer stalking, and fishing—it wasn't all about work; it was about experiencing the Kiwi way of life."

After completing her degree in Agriculture at Aberystwyth University, Builth Wells-based farmer Elin Protheroe was considering travelling, but needed something to give her a push in the right direction....

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