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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Farming has become even more marginal"

James and Isobel are new entrants and formerly had a 45-hectare (111-acre) fiveyear 51AVÊÓÆµBusiness Tenancy at Wiston. That has come to an end and they are looking for a new tenancy. 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 and Isobel Wright - "Farming has become even more marginal"

No Farmers, No Food goes out the call - an entirely true statement. As Jeremy Clarkson says, you need an undertaker once in your life, your doctor once-a-year but a farmer three times a day. There...

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