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The spirit, stoicism and joy of 21st century farming

Photographer Valerie Mather is sharing the ‘joy and inspiration’ she discovered after spending a year chronicling the lives of farmers in Britain today.

Following an article in Country Life back in 2019 that said fewer than 4% of UK farmers were under the age of 35, Valerie Mather resolved to understand better the world of farming through the lens of her camera.

Her subsequent book, Yorkshire Born and Bred: Farming Life, won her associateship of the Royal Photographic…

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