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A storyline in the long-running Radio 4 soap The Archers has prompted a solicitor to warn farmers about the dangers of scrutinising contracts before signing on the dotted line.

Though the average price of bare agricultural land in England and Wales has fallen by roughly one per cent over the past year, prices are still 40 per cent higher than they were 10 years ago.

Britain’s next generation of farmers are overwhelmingly positive about how the industry will fare in the 2020s, exclusive Íæż½ã½ã research has revealed.