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Solar energy could see tenant farms 'disappear' from the landscape

"It has been a living hell for our family"

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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to take on solar ‘nimbys’.
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Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has vowed to take on solar ‘nimbys’.

Farmers have warned farm businesses could disappear from the landscape if solar energy infrastructure is built on prime agricultural land in the future. Emma and Rob Sturdy, who have campaigned against...

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