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Starting out simple allows new entrant farmers to flourish

The regenerative agriculture movement has been gaining traction in the past few years and is heralded to provide a range of benefits to agriculture. One couple has been captivated by the concept and built their farming system around it. Ruth Wills pays them a visit.

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Starting out simple allows new entrant farmers to flourish

Ben and Claudia Thomas farm on the rugged edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, and although it can be cold and bleak, the welcome could not have been warmer, aided by the couple's cheeky terriers - Basil and...

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