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Diversification: New Cornish attraction to honour hard working farmers

Arable farmer William Old said he wants his maize maze diversification to honour the incredible dedication and hard work of family farms across the UK

Chris Brayford
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St Merryn Maize Maze and Sunflower Trail in Padstow. William Old said the maize maze attraction is shaped like a tractor and a sunflower trail in tribute to the passion, tradition, and communities which keep British farming thriving.
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St Merryn Maize Maze and Sunflower Trail in Padstow. William Old said the maize maze attraction is shaped like a tractor and a sunflower trail in tribute to the passion, tradition, and communities which keep British farming thriving.

A new family farm attraction in Cornwall is doing everything in its power to demonstrate the 'resilience, passion and determination' of farming and rural communities. Arable farmer William Old, of Towan...

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