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Returning to the family farm: How one arable farmer is balancing soil health, wind turbines and food production

Ben Brooke has always said he would return back to the family farm in Cambridgeshire. Now, he is running it alongside his father. Emily Ashworth finds out more

Emily Ashworth
Digital Editor
clock • 7 min read
Returning to the family farm: How one arable farmer is balancing soil health, wind turbines and food production

Having grown up on the family farm in March, Cambridgeshire. Working in agriculture is something Ben Brooke has always wanted to do. And even though life took him on a different path, he vowed to come...

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