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In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Emma and family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farm gate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with RABI

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In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Well, the swallows arrived on April 9, but there do seem to be fewer than there were last year. I told them in September when they were waiting on the wires to stay as it would be safer, even with the...

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