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Laying hens do a cracking job for Scottish young farmer

A move to poultry proves key for young farmer in transforming family farm, with laying hens now at the core of the business. Sarah Todd reports.

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Molly, Ross and Lois Learmonth.
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Molly, Ross and Lois Learmonth.

Like generations of farmers' sons before him, 29-year-old Ross Learmonth was determined to make a living away from his family's farm near Ellon, in Aberdeenshire. Mr Learmonth says he is the first...

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