Eddie Rixon is well aware of the challenges facing farming at the moment. The last ten years have resulted in a complete change in the way that Lopemede Farm operates due to a series of compounding events. After the passing of his mother Ellen in 2014, Eddie returned to the business, which was breeding and selling polled Simmentals as well as rearing and selling sheep. In 2017, the herd contracted TB, just a month after the sheep had been sold on. The farm suddenly found itself with a blank slate and Eddie, who took over management of the business the…