Roger Evans: "That is one of farmers' weaknesses, their inquisitive nature"

This month, Roger Evans discusses who is buying farms in his area, food security and the use of metric measurements for length and area

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I call it ‘city money', but I could be wrong there. Truth is, I have no idea where the money comes from; all I know is that the people spending it are not real farmers and therefore the money they spend...

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