In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We need to value the benefit of economic development for farmers'

This month has disappeared in a blur of work, time with family and farm viewings.

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In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We need to value the benefit of economic development for farmers'

As I wrote last month, there are encouraging signs that a farm might be around the corner, the number of acres marketed for sale is up 30 per cent on last year, but this week alone there has been a 314...

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