Regen special: Revisiting past practices allows mixed farm to be financially resilient while boosting biodiversity

One Cornish farmer is returning to past practices, but with a science-based view, on his family farm

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Anthony and Tamsyn with their daughters Elowen, Kensa and Kaja at Pensipple Far, near Looe, Cornwall.
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Anthony and Tamsyn with their daughters Elowen, Kensa and Kaja at Pensipple Far, near Looe, Cornwall.

When Anthony Ellis heard about regenerative agriculture, the aim to reduce costs and reliance on artificial inputs drove him to dig deeper into the concept. He says: "I first heard about it about 10...

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