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Christmas Q&A with the Fletchers - 'we never would have had this back in the city'

After a successful farming year, Emily Ashworth catches up with Kelvin and Liz Fletcher about 2023

Emily Ashworth
Digital Editor
clock 鈥� 5 min read
Christmas Q&A with the Fletchers - 'we never would have had this back in the city'

What has been the best moment on the farm this year? Kelvin: For me it has to be the success we had with the artificial insemination (AI) of the pig. Against all the odds, that was our biggest success...

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