Young Farmer Focus - Ben Fenemore: "Farmers support their communities"

Banbury farmer Ben Fenemore reflects on Back British Farming day, working in the emergency services, and being nominated for the NFU's Community Farming Hero award

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Mixed farmer Ben Fenemore, who is training to work as an emergency care assistant in the ambulance service, said: "We regularly help the community in other ways, too, whether that is snow clearing in the winter or removing trees that have fallen across the road in storms when the council will not."
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Mixed farmer Ben Fenemore, who is training to work as an emergency care assistant in the ambulance service, said: "We regularly help the community in other ways, too, whether that is snow clearing in the winter or removing trees that have fallen across the road in storms when the council will not."

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