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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nia Dalton

'I spent 24 hours as a farmer - one food we should all eat, robots and chainsaw injury'

Driving through the country lanes of Somerset, I've never felt more like a city girl. My car struggles to get up the narrow, muddy hills and my nose quickly adapts to the strong smell of manure at 8am. It's a world away from my comfort zone at a desk but I'm excited to take it in - cow poo and all.

As soon as I come face-to-face with farmer Josh Gay, he takes one look at my ankle wellies and gold hooped earrings and laughs, so I have a sneaky suspicion I'm not going to be cut out for farm life. Still, I'm here to learn what it's like to live as a modern-day farmer, and Josh is just that.

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