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Careers: Young Farmer and trainee auctioneer lands dream job at the UK's largest sheep mart

20-year-old Joe Conley's passion for agriculture has helped him establish a budding career as an auctioneer at C&D Longtown Auction Mart, in Cumbria

Tom Ryder
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Careers: Young Farmer and trainee auctioneer lands dream job at the UK's largest sheep mart

A young trainee auctioneer has landed his dream job learning the trade at the UK's largest sheep livestock mart. 20-year-old Joe Conley has made an excellent start in his career as an auctioneer, with...

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