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‘The best thing about the job is that you never know what’s going to come next’
Danny and his parents and it works well. In family farming businesses succession brings both opportunities and challenges but our view will always be that we are simply looking after the business for the next generation, should they want to become involved. Danny and I are both responsible for much
of the day-to-day management of the busi- ness and one of the objectives of me being more involved was to review our enterprises and develop a business plan. I am responsi-
ble for doing all the management reporting, lambing and calving analysis and gross margin calculations. Real value can be added from the experience I have had in the business sector. Farming can be tiring and it is constant, but
I’ve never felt anything other than privileged to be part of such a great industry. Farming fami- lies the length and breadth of this country are the basis of a hugely successful food and drink industry and their role as stewards of the coun- tryside is one that they cherish.