Young Farmer Focus - Matthew Rollason: "As British farmers, we should remain fiercely proud of the food we produce"

Matthew Rollason, 27, is a beef farmer from Great Harwood in Lancashire. He is also an agriculture manager at Dunbia

Chris Brayford
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Young Farmer Focus - Matthew Rollason: "As British farmers, we should remain fiercely proud of the food we produce"

The job of agriculture is never done, and although the social and environmental goalposts are ever-changing, the fact remains that people will always need to eat. To those who work in the meat and dairy...

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