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Cumbrian farmer John Hall: a lifetime at the top of British fatstock

A stalwart of livestock farming, John Hall looks back on his life, from national fatstock championships to foot-and-mouth, and his family who have kept him going throughout

Tom Ryder
clock 鈥� 8 min read
John Hall (centre) with, from left to right: Great-granddaughter Bonnie Savage, granddaughter听Holly Skelton, granddaughter听April Skelton, wife Mary Hall, daughter Joanne Hall, daughter Rosemary Pollard and sister-in-law Elizabeth Hall
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John Hall (centre) with, from left to right: Great-granddaughter Bonnie Savage, granddaughter听Holly Skelton, granddaughter听April Skelton, wife Mary Hall, daughter Joanne Hall, daughter Rosemary Pollard and sister-in-law Elizabeth Hall

John Hall, now 83, and based at Inglewood Edge Farm near Dalston, on the outskirts of Carlisle, is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable and accomplished figures in British fatstock. The...

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