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Developing a milk sheep enterprise in Derbyshire

When John Bailey and Heather Benbow sold their vet practice, they embarked on a lifestyle change that saw them become farmers for the first time. Tom Hunt finds out more

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Developing a milk sheep enterprise in Derbyshire

After buying not one, but two farms, the couple started milking sheep to make cheese in the Derbyshire Dales. John Bailey says: "I never thought I would be able to retire and just read a book, so after...

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