Former TFA national chair Jeremy Walker dies after incident on Somerset farm

The Tenant Farmers Association has paid tribute to 'an instrumental leader'

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Somerset farmer and former TFA national chair Jeremy Walker has died after being involved in a farm-related incident
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Somerset farmer and former TFA national chair Jeremy Walker has died after being involved in a farm-related incident

A ‘huge figure' in the farming industry has died after being involved in a farm incident in Somerset. The Tenant Farmers Associaiton said it was deeply saddened to confirm Jeremy Walker, a former national...

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