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The Farmers' Country Showdown: Series 7: Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show

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Farmers sell organic meat and goat's milk ice cream at an agricultural show in Dorset.

Goat farmers Richard and Sophie sell their goat's milk ice cream at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show, while Tom and Emily are on a sales mission with their organic beef.

Dorset farming couple Richard and Sophie milk their herd of almost 400 dairy goats every day, but the raw ingredient isn’t enough to turn over a profit. To drive their small business forward, they think the recipe for success is to make goat's milk ice cream, and they are on a mission to convert the public’s taste buds to their alternative to cow’s milk. Armed with their range of tempting flavours, including one for dogs, it’s all systems go for these first timers selling at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show. 

It’s also an important day for young couple Tom and Emily. Their farming dream came true when they started working with veteran farmers Maggie and Quentin. They’ll be joining forces to sell their organic beef to their country show customers.

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