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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "UK teams develop the technology, it is a great British agri-tech export story"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "UK teams develop the technology, it is a great British agri-tech export story"

January marks my sixth year with Breedr. It all began with lunch on New Year's Day 2019. I met Ian Wheal, an Australian living in Sussex, to discuss what was meant to be a part-time advisory position....

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