King Charles' farm charity donates £170,000 to help family farms 'survive'

"Farmers are currently facing a whole raft of challenges and we know it’s a difficult time for so many families, so it’s vital our funding goes to where it will make the most impact"

Chris Brayford
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"Farming can be so different across the UK, so it’s important to us that we support locally-run farm support groups who are embedded in the communities they serve and therefore know what will make the biggest difference in their local area." (Wikimedia Commons)
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"Farming can be so different across the UK, so it’s important to us that we support locally-run farm support groups who are embedded in the communities they serve and therefore know what will make the biggest difference in their local area." (Wikimedia Commons)

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for farming groups across the UK in order to help farmers 'survive'. Founded by King Charles in 2010 when he was the Prince of...

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