Doing more with less - How can my family arable farm survive the APR changes?

How one Cambridgeshire farmer is aiming to navigate succession planning post-APR changes

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Urban farming in Singapore

Cambridgeshire farmer, Jamie Stokes manages his family's 1,000 hectare arable farm for his 96 year old grandfather. Years of succession planning had set a route for a fairly painless transition down two...

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