Backbone of Britain: Yorkshire-based Suffolk breeders celebrate flocks 90th anniversary

Trends in farming come and go, but at the very heart of livestock breeding is a group of enthusiasts who support their breed through thick and thin. Sarah Todd reports.

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Backbone of Britain: Yorkshire-based Suffolk breeders celebrate flocks 90th anniversary

Trends in farming come and go, but at the very heart of livestock breeding is a group of enthusiasts who support their breed through thick and thin. Sarah Todd reports. Breed societies could be described...

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