Tenants express disappointment at Prince William's Duchy of Cornwall farm sale

Tenant farmers at Bradninch estate in Devon have been offered first refusal to purchase the land

Chris Brayford
clock • 4 min read
Devon County Coun James Buczkowski said: "From a local perspective, the positive impact of tenant farmers, families, and the wider rural community is significant, and it is not yet clear how these impacts have been considered. Changes of this scale should, in my view, be approached with transparency, care and a clear commitment to the communities that have been part of that history for generations."
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Devon County Coun James Buczkowski said: "From a local perspective, the positive impact of tenant farmers, families, and the wider rural community is significant, and it is not yet clear how these impacts have been considered. Changes of this scale should, in my view, be approached with transparency, care and a clear commitment to the communities that have been part of that history for generations."

Duchy of Cornwall farmland is set to be sold in a huge blow for tenant farmers who live and work on the more than 52,000 hectare estate. TFA chief executive George Dunn said the organisation has been...

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