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In your field: Tom Clarke - 'At times this past month I have considered quitting'

Why do we farm? Honestly, what’s in it for us? My sense is that only a minority of farmers farm because they chose to.

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In your field: Tom Clarke - 'At times this past month I have considered quitting'

Why do we farm? Honestly, what's in it for us? My sense is that only a minority of farmers farm because they chose to. To be sure, there are some lucky ones, to the manor born, but more likely many...

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