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Lance Charity grazes 150 sheep on a constantly shifting 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) of land by using a clever fencing technique which has benefits to soil, crop and animal health

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Lance Charity's flock of 150 polled Dorsets is grazed at Hungary Lane Farm, near Sutton Bonnington, Nottinghamshire. Mr Charity manages the 109ha (270-acre) tenant farm with his wife Amy, and the couple...

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