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Farming in the Westcountry has survived a turbulent past decade, with diseases like foot and mouth and BSE, compounded by the attentions of an uncaring Government which has imposed draconian bureaucracy that has done nothing to help progress into a new era of agriculture - producing for profit rather than chasing subsidies. The third annual Farmers of the Future supplement celebrates the success and aspirations of a new generation entering agriculture, confronting the problems of a modern world with its demands for ever-higher quality, balanced with the necessities of food security - an environment their predecessors of only a few years ago could never have envisaged.
quick pick:
Organic Livestock Marketing co-operative
Newton Abbot Farmers Market
NFU
Exeter
Tavistock Farmers Market
Sally dares to lead a national campaign
Leading a protest about the price farmers receive for their milk has seen a young Westcountry mother-of-two hoisted into the limelight... read more
More deciding to buy locally grown food
IF there is a single boom sector so far in agriculture in the 21st century, then it is the growth and popularity of farmers’ markets... read more
Way forward for arable lies with growing energy crops
A FARMER in the Westcountry just a generation ago would have been astonished at the turn-around of British agriculture that has been achieved in just three decades... read more
