New blood into farming
Last updated 05:42, Friday, 26 September 2008
THE Tenant Farmers’ Association says county council farm estates are national assets that should be maintained for the future benefit of agriculture.
Speaking on the 100th anniversary of county farms this week, the TFA’s chief executive George Dunn said: “There are still many looking to get into agriculture but who lack the necessary capital to purchase land or to take on larger tenancies offered in the private sector.
“County farms therefore provide an extremely important first rung on the farming ladder and a vital way of bringing new blood into the agricultural industry.”
Cumbria County Council is preparing to sell one of its farms, the Crofton Estate, at auction next month. The farming tenants of Crofton Hall Farm are believed to be leaving the estate in November after more than 25 years.
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