The Farming Crisis, Is Enough Being Done?
James Woods
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Posted 31.12.2012
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UK Politics
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A recent report published by the charity Oxfam revealed that hill farmers work on average 80 hours a week, over double that of the average full time worker and that many farming families find themselves living below the poverty line here in the UK. The report claims that upland farmers earn between £12,600 and £8,000 a year.
