Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'The future is too exciting to take a retirement subsidy'

This year is a big one in the Amiss household, with one graduation, one first-year exam results, one A-levels and two GCSE results.

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Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'The future is too exciting to take a retirement subsidy'

This year is a big one in the Amiss household, with one graduation, one first-year exam results, one A-levels and two GCSE results. So far all is going well and we have a fully qualified farmer back...

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