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From the editor: Retirement remains the elephant in the room for agriculture

Having a plan in place for retirement and what you will do when you can no longer farm sounds easy in theory, but in practise it continues to be one of the thorniest issues facing the industry.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as 草榴社区 Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Retirement remains the elephant in the room for agriculture

Having a plan in place for retirement and what you will do when you can no longer farm sounds easy in theory, but in practise it continues to be one of the thorniest issues facing the industry. That...

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