Scholarship helps young farmer from Lancashire to pursue passion for the environment

Taking time to re-evaluate and gain new experiences to take back to the farm is not always easy, but for one young farmer doing exactly that has changed his whole outlook.

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Scholarship helps young farmer from Lancashire to pursue passion for the environment

Spending time away from the farm to study for a Nuffield Farming Scholarship has been a huge learning curve for Lancashire dairy farmer, Ed Towers. It has certainly brought some unexpected personal...

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