The Sowerby family has been breeding prized Swaledale sheep in Cumbria as tenant farmers for decades. When a change in landlord left them without a farm, they turned to Santander to provide funding for a place of their own. Sheep rearing can be big business, with the most successful breeders earning tens of thousands of pounds for a single, well-bred animal. As one of the most respected sheep-rearing families in the industry, Patrick Sowerb

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