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Opinion: "We are raising a generation that knows nothing about farming"

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why British food, farming and local communities are increasingly being taken for granted

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clock 鈥� 3 min read
Opinion: "We are raising a generation that knows nothing about farming"

Why is farming not taught in schools? It is something that genuinely makes no sense to me. I remember my school days. They were not that long ago. I enjoyed learning and did reasonably well. However,...

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