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Young Farmer Focus - Jacob Duggan: "I still get challenged by farmers saying I should be milking all year round"

Jacob Duggan, 27, dairy farmer from the Isle of Man, discusses establishing his own farm, travelling and Young Farmers

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"While farming does and always will have its challenges, I do have a positive outlook about the future. The general public will always need food."
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"While farming does and always will have its challenges, I do have a positive outlook about the future. The general public will always need food."

I fell in love with farming when I was young, as I spent a lot of my childhood on the farm with my grandad. When I finished my A-levels, I had no real idea of what I wanted to do. I took a job at an...

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