Once-in-a-lifetime tenancy gives new entrants opportunity to expand farming business

When a North Yorkshire couple were approached with a long-term Farm Business Tenancy, they had 'no hestitation' in their reply

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Steven Stone and Jess Worsnop with children Joseph and Charlotte
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Steven Stone and Jess Worsnop with children Joseph and Charlotte

Since taking on their first tenancy at Carlesmoor House, near Ripon, sheep and cattle numbers have been built up, and Steven Stoney and his partner, Jess Worsnop, have also established their own pedigree...

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