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Family at the heart of Somerset dairy family business

Ed and John Frost’s family have been farming for generations in Somerset and now their grown-up children are starting out on agriculture-related careers themselves

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Left to right: John, James, Megan (holding Alfie the dog), Hannah, Amelia and Ed.
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Left to right: John, James, Megan (holding Alfie the dog), Hannah, Amelia and Ed.

Twins Ed and John's grandfather took on the tenancy of the 57-hectare (140-acre) Melsbury 51AVÊÓÆµat Polsham, near Wells, in 1926, from Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Their father, Robert, took over the...

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