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Baroness Kate Rock said with many of the responses from the Government packed into the Farm Tenancy forum, a lot was resting on its success, adding that the sector needed to start seeing ‘proactive thoughtful support'

Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association said in the last few weeks alone, five tenant farmers had come forward with concerns over land being replaced by solar

Chief executive, George Dunn is recognised for his 27 years of tireless campaigning for tenant farmers

The Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association said each week it was hearing from a ‘growing number' of farmers losing access to tenanted land or being told their Farm Business Tenancies would not be renewed

Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association said the Sturdy family's story sends out a crucial message to all other developers that they cannot treat tenant farmers as 'merely collateral damage'

Chief executive of the Welsh Dee Trust has warned ‘drawn out discussions' between tenants and landlords on who needs to pay for changes, means action to tackle pollution on-farm is often delayed

Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association said tenants were often left in 'difficult positions' with the majority desperate to try and reach a settlement with the landlord to avoid costly legal fees

Round two of the fund is expected to close at midnight on September 21. Given the extensive preparation time many farmers and landowners who expressed an initial interest in applying are a long way down the line by now

The Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association have told the Íæż½ã½ã they have found themselves ‘regularly advising their members', who are faced with the prospect of losing land from their farm tenancies, where landlords have expressed an interest to divert land away from farming

A tenant farmer on the Cornwall Council Estate, who wished to remain anonymous, felt they were being treated as a ‘commodity' rather than a valued farmer, adding that local authorities should be more empathetic towards their tenant