Jack Walton aims to tackle MPs with his concerns over 'unsustainable' levels of lamb imports.
Jack Walton has concerns about the sustainability of importing huge quantities of lamb from New Zealand
Jack, who chaired his first auction aged 14, is from a family of tenant farmers that has been involved in livestock sales for generations. "There's thousands of sheep available which would supply our supermarkets but I guess it's cheaper for them to ship it frozen in a boat for 13 weeks across here."It's demoralising. I'll stand there and try and persuade buyers to buy sheep and I know for a fact the farmers aren't making any money.
"It's hectic, it's a 24-hour job," he said. "If we get two to three hours of sleep a night that's pretty good going".
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