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Hill farmers becoming an endangered species

- 20 July 1998
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20 July 1998

Hill farmers becoming ‘an endangered species’


HILL farmers are becoming an “endangered species”, according to the latest survey conducted by the National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU).

It found numbers of hill farmers were declining as more and more young people rejected the long hours, poor pay and harsh weather.

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