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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Alanna Cahoon - "My interest in the agri-food industry started long before I ever realised it"

Alanna Cahoon is a 20-year-old young farmer from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. She is part of the McDonald鈥檚 Progressive Young Farmer scheme

Emily Ashworth
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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Alanna Cahoon - "My interest in the agri-food industry started long before I ever realised it"

I am Alanna Cahoon, a 20-year-old from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. My interest in the agri-food industry started long before I ever realised it. I spent most of my school holidays on my grandparents'...

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