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The Numbers Nobody Publishes

Agriculture alone made a net loss of £27,400 on the average English cereals farm in 2024–25. This farm made £144 in year one. Both of those are normal, and neither is usually shown to anybody thinking of starting.

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Agriculture alone made a net loss of £27,400 on the average English cereals farm in 2024–25. This farm made £144 in year one. Both of those are normal, and neither is usually shown to anybody thinking of starting.

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What six years of losing money taught us, arranged so you lose less of it. Land, tenure, the numbers…

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