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Young Farmer Focus - Marley Lamerton: "I fell in love with farming through Young Farmers"

Cornwall Young Farmers' Club's general purpose chair Marley Lamerton writes on her passion for Young Farmers and why the sector can bring about change by coming together and making its voice heard

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Marley Lamerton said: "It is paramount and very much evident we can make a difference when we do rally together. The Inheritance Tax change is a prime example from the power of working collaboratively in this industry.  The same goes for negotiations with your milk buyers and meat processors. We have to keep pushing to get our voices heard."
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Marley Lamerton said: "It is paramount and very much evident we can make a difference when we do rally together. The Inheritance Tax change is a prime example from the power of working collaboratively in this industry. The same goes for negotiations with your milk buyers and meat processors. We have to keep pushing to get our voices heard."

I am from a small village in North Cornwall called St Tudy, not far from the edge of Bodmin Moor. I did not grow up on a farm. My grandparents have managed the Blisland Inn, a village pub, for nearly...

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