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Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise

A stringent selection policy has brought steady improvement to the quality of Reuben Saunders' Wiltshire-based 420-ewe pedigree Lleyn flock

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Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise

First-generation farmer, Reuben Saunders, built up his sheep enterprise on a number of rented land parcels in Wiltshire before acquiring a set of buildings and 26 hectares (65 acres) of land in 2023...

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