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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It would be a poor farmer who wakes with no ambition'

If you are looking for a great book which captures farming life in Scotland have a look at Eilidh MacPherson’s ‘300 Farmers of Scotland’.

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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'It would be a poor farmer who wakes with no ambition'

If you are looking for a great book which captures farming life in Scotland have a look at Eilidh MacPherson's ‘300 Farmers of Scotland'. This book captures portraits of a diverse range of farmers from...

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