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The
age of a UK farmer is 59. Around 40 per cent are over 65. The farming
said: "We need to address the...
of helping new [farmers] fulfill their
of gaining access to land, while also helping an older
to retire." The plan is popular with
farmers. A farmers' group said 75 per cent of its farmers were interested in the
. Another group welcomed the government's
. It said: "We want to see a fair
which allows farmers who are [retiring] to have sufficient time and information to make those life-changing
."
