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Young Farmer Focus – Sarah Tobin: "After leaving the dairy, I focused on my love for sheep"

Sheep farmer Sarah Tobin writes on her journey to becoming a next generation ambassador for the NSA

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Sarah Tobin said: "I think without Young Farmers, I would never have had the confidence to apply to the NSA's next generation ambassadors programme."
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Sarah Tobin said: "I think without Young Farmers, I would never have had the confidence to apply to the NSA's next generation ambassadors programme."

I fell in love with farming from an early age. My dad was a first-generation farmer, starting up as a shepherd travelling around the country until he met my mum who was farming alongside her parents...

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