Next Generation Hill Farmers: Fourth generation Yorkshire farmer looks to secure future

In a brand-new four-part video series, Next Generation Hill Farmers, over the next year Farmers Guardian will capture the lives of four next generation hill farmers and the challenges they face

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Next Generation Hill Farmers: Fourth generation Yorkshire farmer looks to secure future

Frank Carr is the fourth generation to farm at Leegate Farm in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. But how is he going to secure the farm business for the future? What are his biggest challenges? 

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