The great farm sell-off: Spelman gives green light to agricultural land sale
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As budgets are cut local authorities are selling off farmland without considering the long-term implications of losing a valuable asset for future generations. Tom Levitt reports. Local authorities in England and Wales have been letting out farm holdings for more than 100 years, providing a vital first step on the ladder for new entrants into farming in particular with most of the farms relatively small in size.
Publication Date:
24/02/2011
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