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Students speak up for farming's future: "We need to get farming into schools"

In this Save Britain's Family Farms campaign special straight from Myerscough College campus, five students, who are all studying agriculture and have the passion and determination to take the sector forward, share their views on the Autumn Budget

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Students speak up for farming's future: "We need to get farming into schools"

The Budget prompted many conversations within the industry, and although the younger generation of farmers may still be in the throes of education or finding their farming feet, it is vital, as the future of the industry, that we hear their views.

They may not be immediately taking over farm businesses, but the Autumn Budget will impact the younger generation in various ways. Here, five agriculture students from Myerscough College in Preston...

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