Farmers' radical rewilding plans branded 'unrealistic'

Plans to rewild an area the size of Dorset in an attempt to restore soil health have been branded ‘unrealistic’ by farmers.

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Farmers' radical rewilding plans branded 'unrealistic'

‘Hugh Somerleyton, Argus Hardy and Olly Birkbeck, who own more than 3,200 hectares (8,000 acres) on their family farms in Suffolk and Norfolk' Stopped reading at that point. Completely unrelatable &...

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