23 May 2024
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7 min read
The flock of 1,260 ewes at Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin near Bristol, also grazes numerous rented land parcels in the locality and alongside hoggett and mutton, the couple sell blade-shorn fleeces, a...
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Without a deliberate shift towards rural-aware funding, workforce planning and service design, rural disadvantage will deepen: accelerating skills drain, weakening local economies, eroding community resilience and undermining public confidence.
19 March 2026
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1 min read
After the loss of their father, sisters Fiona and Alison Wilshaw stepped up to run their family farm in Cheshire
19 March 2026
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9 min read
Tractors descend on Royal Courts of Justice as eleventh-hour campaign to halt family farm tax begins
17 March 2026
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3 min read
