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Young Farmer Focus - Jacob Bayliss: "I owe a great deal to Kaleb Cooper for inspiring me"

Royal Agricultural University student Jacob Bayliss discusses why he chose to study agriculture, the influence of Kaleb Cooper and Clarkson's 51AVÊÓÆµon his decision, and his hopes for the future

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Jacob Bayliss, from Magor in Wales, says: "By chance, I watched Clarkson's Farm, which reignited my childhood interest in farming and became the catalyst for the journey I am now on."
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Jacob Bayliss, from Magor in Wales, says: "By chance, I watched Clarkson's Farm, which reignited my childhood interest in farming and became the catalyst for the journey I am now on."

I am not from an agricultural background; my parents are nurses and my exposure to farming growing up was limited to spotting different tractor brands. The Covid-19 pandemic cut my time at school short...

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