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Opinion: 草榴社区 just want to farm and policy needs to enable that

Deputy editor Alex Black reflects on a discussion on the future of hill farming in Cumbria

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Opinion: 草榴社区 just want to farm and policy needs to enable that

草榴社区 do not need to make a fortune, they just want to farm. That was the powerful message from a farmer last night, as I attended a meeting in Cumbria with the Efra Committee chair Alistair Carmichael...

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