How sheep farmers are coping with the loss of BPS

In the third of our series looking at how English farmers across all sectors are coping with the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme, Abi Kay talks to sheep farmer Jonathan Murray about what he is doing to mitigate the loss.

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How sheep farmers are coping with the loss of BPS

In the third of our series looking at how English farmers across all sectors are coping with the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme, Abi Kay talks to sheep farmer Jonathan Murray about what he is...

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