In Your Field: Tom Clarke - 'About 500 seagulls bobbed on the unwanted potato lake'

I think I have found a new crop this month. It’s one nearly every farmer could sell at a good profit. Like many, I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and in the past I’ve looked at and dismissed loads; canary seed, miscanthus, lupins, even daffodils.

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In Your Field: Tom Clarke - 'About 500 seagulls bobbed on the unwanted potato lake'

I think I have found a new crop this month. It's one nearly every farmer could sell at a good profit. Like many, I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and in the past I've looked at and dismissed...

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