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Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Matthew Elphick, a regenerative dairy farmer from Redhill, Surrey, explains why he has chosen the regenerative route and the challenges it brings

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Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

My partner Betsie and I are first-generation farmers and tenants at Brays Farm in Surrey, owned by the Countryside Regeneration Trust, where we run Nutfield Dairy, a small regenerative business. Silas...

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