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Breeding matters

I HAD the realisation, a few of years ago, that wool had become the main crop on my farm, rather than meat. I had changed direction without thinking about it – but now I recognised that all the choices I was making about the management of my sheep and farm were directly linked to improving fleece quality.

This change was a consequence of me founding Caithness Yarns, and getting

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