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Opinion: What Jeff and Katie Aiken reminded me about farming

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what Jeff and Katie Aiken's story says about resilience, opportunity and building a career in agriculture

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Opinion: What Jeff and Katie Aiken reminded me about farming

What a difference a week makes. Just seven days ago we were calling for some rain. Now, many of us are calling for it to stop. The grass has certainly felt the benefit, but as the summer show season gets...

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