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"Hefted flocks represent a deep-rooted relationship between sheep and landscape 鈥� one that cannot be recreated once broken. Reducing flock numbers to the extent currently being implemented threatens the breed and the very existence of defaid cynefin鈥攕heep that instinctively understand and maintain their 'home' on the mountain."
Farmers have expressed deep concern that the cultural, social and economic value of rural communities could be undermined by destocking livestock on upland farms. Producers in Wales and Scotland said...
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