From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
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From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This special issue (December 27) of Farmers Guardian not only reflects on a challenging 2024, but the period of transformational change seen across agriculture as we continue our brand's 180-year anniversary...

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