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#FarmingCAN keep rural skills alive

This month, Hannah Park and Emily Ashworth look at the skills which are vital to rural livelihoods.

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#FarmingCAN keep rural skills alive

This month, Hannah Park and Emily Ashworth look at the skills which are vital to rural livelihoods.

It is a unique time to be in the farming industry. Things are certainly set to change and while the sector will embrace new skills, moving forwards with technology and more mechanised systems, we will also hold on to those traditional skills which have been a foundation in rural communities for centuries.

In this months #FarmingCAN feature, Farmers Guardian looks at farmers such as Isaac Benson, who is using his skills around the art of drystone walling to educate and teach others about this historic rural pastime.

Then there are, of course, the ever impressive attributes of sheepdog handlers and on one Welsh hill farm, traditional gathering skills are essential. We, as an industry, will continue to champion all of the above and more to ensure the preservation of skills that have, and always will be, of great importance to us.

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