How the Farmer of the Year is adding a new dimension to a traditional dairy holding
David Russell on the family farm at Corbally House, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Photo: John Kelly
Peter Hynes
David Russell is the youngest winner of the Zurich Farm Insurance/Farming Independent Farmer of the Year, and he modestly insists that much of his success is down to his father Loughlin, with whom he farms in partnership at Corbally House near Thurles.
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