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Radio 4,12 Jul 2026,22 mins

Don鈥檛 follow the herd: the deer cull making a difference

On Your Farm

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When Helen Stewart took over her family鈥檚 hill farm she was shocked to find hundreds of red deer were the main beneficiaries of the farm鈥檚 fine grazing. She refused to bow to the conventional local idea that shooting enough to make a dent in the huge herd would mean buying a digger to bury them. Instead she poured her energy into a social enterprise that鈥檚 created half a dozen jobs and helped feed thousands. Richard Baynes visited Knockbarry Farm in Perthshire to meet her, try the venison and hear her story. Produced and presented by Richard Baynes

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