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In Your Field: Emma Jones - 'Water is something we take for granted, until there isn't enough of it'

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Emma Jones on Cheshire Farm
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Emma Jones on Cheshire Farm

A family holiday in Brittany offered a welcome break from the farm, but concerns over drought, water supply and the challenges facing dairy farms were never far from mind.

A holiday from farming? Not quite There's nothing quite like a holiday to remind you that farming doesn't do holidays. This year we went to Brittany, where we felt like we'd found our people, with...

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