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Emma Mosey - chair of the Farm Retail Association: "We [farmers] need to become storytellers, sharing the passion and dedication that goes into producing our food"

Ms Mosey recently spoke at the Transforming UK Food Systems Conference (TUKFSC) and writes for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian about the realities of modern farming, a health crisis from ultra-processed foods, the rural and urban divide, Inheritance Tax, production costs in farming and much more

Chris Brayford
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Farm Retail Association chair Emma Mosey runs award-winning Yolk Farm and Minskip Farm Shop near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire alongside her husband Ben. She writes about the challenges of being a farmer and the value of nutritious food.
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Farm Retail Association chair Emma Mosey runs award-winning Yolk Farm and Minskip Farm Shop near Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire alongside her husband Ben. She writes about the challenges of being a farmer and the value of nutritious food.

We live in a world where 85% of our shopping is done in supermarkets. Our urban population has exploded – 85% of people now live in cities– while our rural population has shrunk dramatically. This...

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