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Young Farmer Focus - Emily Black: "There was no other option than to head out and help my brother with the day-to-day running of the farm"

Emily Black, 20, is a dairy and arable farmer in Thornhill, Stirling

Chris Brayford
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Emily Black is from a Scottish dairy family farm in the village of Thornhill in Stirling
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Emily Black is from a Scottish dairy family farm in the village of Thornhill in Stirling

I was never heavily involved in the family dairy farm run by my dad, Steven, brother, Gregor and grandad, Archie, because I grew up with horses instead. Horse riding is a heavily time-consuming sport,...

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