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Young Farmer Focus - Edward Harrison: "What unites us is the passion for what we do"

Edward Harrison, 27, is a rare and native breed farmer from Carlisle in Cumbria. He writes about SFI, what unites farming more than anything, selling direct to customers and why he is proud to work in the sector

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Mr Harrison, a former NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador, said: "There is one thing that unites us more than anything and that is the passion for what we do, putting food on the tables of our nation."
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Mr Harrison, a former NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador, said: "There is one thing that unites us more than anything and that is the passion for what we do, putting food on the tables of our nation."

My wife and I are due to get a farm tenancy at the start of April. We are very excited about the opportunity, although with everything going on in the farming industry recently, we cannot help but feel...

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