In Your Field - Tom Clarke: 'Farming in the flat fens has been uphill struggle'

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In Your Field - Tom Clarke: 'Farming in the flat fens has been uphill struggle'

A tumour, 14cm wide, found nestling in a left kidney has thrown up a few consequences over the last month or so. Running a farm is never short of challenges. The mundane - such as a £2 claim on perfect...

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