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On the farm with Adam Henson

Talk to any farming family and there’s a fair chance that, within a few minutes, the conversation will turn to the landmark events that have changed lives and left their mark on the industry. The big freeze of 1963, the UK joining the Common Market in 1973 and 2001’s devastating outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease are high on

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