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Young Farmer Focus: Ryan Dakin - 'When I left school, I knew I wanted to work in farming'

Ryan Dakin, 25, a free-range egg producer from Malpas, Cheshire.

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Young Farmer Focus: Ryan Dakin - 'When I left school, I knew I wanted to work in farming'

Ryan Dakin, 25, a free-range egg producer from Malpas, Cheshire. Background I live on my family farm in Malpas, Cheshire, and work alongside my parents, David and Julia. We run a 32,000 flock of free...

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