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Farmer undertakes charity ploughing marathon in aid of Parkinsons

Undertaking a 24 hour ploughing marathon is a considerable feat of endurance on a modern tractor but last weekend (March 7 and 8) Perthshire man Dougie McNicoll completed the challenge without any modern technology. 

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Farmer undertakes charity ploughing marathon in aid of Parkinsons

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