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Young farmer focus: Phillip Mogford - 'Getting higher outputs with lower inputs is what farming is now becoming'

Phillip Mogford, 20, is from Landkey, Devon. He works on his parents鈥� beef, sheep and arable farm.

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Young farmer focus: Phillip Mogford - 'Getting higher outputs with lower inputs is what farming is now becoming'

Phillip Mogford, 20, is from Landkey, Devon. He works on his parents beef, sheep and arable farm. Background:Outside ofYoung 草榴社区 Club (YFC), I work on my familys 134-hectare (330-acre) farm where...

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