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Cambridgeshire farmer, Jamie Stokes manages his family's 1,000 hectare arable farm for his 96 year old grandfather. Years of succession planning had set a route for a fairly painless transition down two generations in one step. However, now if his grandfather survives until April 2026, at least 200 hectares of the farm must be sold to pay the tax bill, he says. And having just adjusted the business to survive the loss of subsidies, the maths on losing a fifth of the farm's land poses another major challenge.

In the last of our potato agronomy series, Íæż½ã½ã gets the view on harvest prospects and talking points of the 2024 season from agronomists in Scotland and England

The UK is set for another small potato harvest this season

Around 200 jobs were at risk at the firm after the company ceased trading

The UK is expecting another small potato crop in 2024

Scientists say mounting resistence in Europe could prove for a challenging season

The UK potato crop is expected be one of the smallest on record this year

NFU crops board chairman Matt Culley is a fourth-generation farmer from Hampshire working in partnership with his parents and brother.

Growers in the EU are were reported to be desperate for Scottish seed

The UK throws away enough poultry to make 800 million Boxing Day curries, while the amount of potatoes that are binned could cook up Christmas Day roasties to satisfy for the nation for the next 48 years, according to new figures from non-governmental org