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Tenant farmers under pressure as landowners reclaim land for economic benefit, says National Sheep Association (NSA)

NSA's chief executive Phil Stocker said he was seeing a 'breakdown in traditional sheep farming and grazing practices', adding with holdings becoming unviable and tenants often not having the opportunity to benefit from the schemes that land is being entered to

Rachael Brown
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Tenant farmers under pressure as landowners reclaim land for economic benefit, says National Sheep Association (NSA)

The National Sheep Association (NSA) said traditional farming practices could be threatened as large landowners seek to reclaim farmland 'in favour of economically beneficial environmental practices.' ...

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