Farming in Five - April 18: Wallace and Gromit creator donates 'generously' to rewild former dairy farm, Kenny Logan to fundraise for My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and Farming Minister says Farm Business Incomes are forecast to rise
Scottish farmer Kenny Logan has pledged to 'keep going' until a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) is found, as he prepares to undertake an audacious fundraising challenge alongside his wife and Match of the Day broadcaster Gabby Logan, former Rangers striker and manager Ally McCoist, Doddie's son Hamish, for Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. Co-founder of Aardman Animations, Peter Lord CBE, behind Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit films, has donated 'generously' towards Avon Wildlife Trust project to turn a former dairy farm into a haven for biodiversity. And Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner writes exclusively for Farmers Guardian on the Farm Profitability Review, claiming average farm business incomes are forecast to rise in the first year of this Labour Government.
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