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In your field: James Wright - "There may still be hope that the family farm tax, might yet be reversed"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm.

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In your field: James Wright - "There may still be hope that the family farm tax, might yet be reversed"

Two years ago this week, I got the worst phone call of my life. It was my brother telling me that our father had died of a sudden and massive heart attack. What followed was a whirlwind, and it took a...

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