{"id":17624,"date":"2025-01-02T14:57:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/?post_type=agventure&#038;p=17624"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:57:41","slug":"episode-9-meet-bfa-beef-farmer-of-the-year-james-herrick","status":"publish","type":"agventure","link":"https:\/\/herdwatch.com\/en-ie\/agventure\/episode-9-meet-bfa-beef-farmer-of-the-year-james-herrick\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9: Meet BFA Beef Farmer of the Year James Herrick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"AgVentures by Herdwatch: Meet BFA Beef Farmer of the Year James Herrick\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W_1pAcPxLvs?list=PLo6Vkgu1J-1olqYSsG_3DO79y6kwfzf1F\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the captivating ninth episode of AgVentures by Herdwatch. 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