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Traditional thatching industry under threat due to poor harvests and bad weather

The rural industry is facing pressure from factors including outdated and unreliable machinery, according to a Historic England report

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Traditional thatching industry under threat due to poor harvests and bad weather

The majority of producers of cereal straw for England's traditional thatching industry are reliant on old, inefficient and unreliable machinery, with labour challenges and the weather also causing problems....

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