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More than a quarter of farmers plan to cut back or cease farming

More than a quarter of farmers now plan to cut back or cease farming as the average age of farmers continues to climb.

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock 鈥� 2 min read
More than a quarter of farmers plan to cut back or cease farming

More than a quarter of farmers now plan to cut back or cease farming as the average age of farmers continues to climb. And succession planning is growing in importance, with 47 per cent of farms now...

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