Grant Special: Countryside Stewardship will help hedge against BPS losses

Neil Harkness and his partner farm at Hole of Lyne, a 40.4-hectare (100-acre) upland hill farm in the very north eastern Cumbrian border.

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Grant Special: Countryside Stewardship will help hedge against BPS losses

Neil Harkness and his partner farm at Hole of Lyne, a 40.4-hectare (100-acre) upland hill farm in the very north eastern Cumbrian border. They became first generation tenant farmers 20 months ago after...

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