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Hundreds of inner-city children descend on Olly Harrison's farm for NSA education day

Connecting children to farming is more important than ever, and a recent National Sheep Association event helped to bring hundred of youngsters on-farm to learn more about the industry

Emily Ashworth
Digital Editor
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Hundreds of inner-city children descend on Olly Harrison's farm for NSA education day

It is not every day you see hundreds of children roaming around a farm on the edge of Merseyside, but for a few hours these children skipped their normal school day to get stuck in and hands-on with agriculture....

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