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Radio Leicester,11 mins

Barkby Thorpe

Ben Jackson

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There's no doubt that farming has changed a lot in the last couple of decades, with pressures on income meaning that ways have had to be found to maximise the earning potential of the farm. Which means that many farmers are also shop keepers or food producers or tourist guides in a way that their forebears could hardly imagine. The Mounts have farmed in Barkby Thorpe for generations and in the last few years have firmly grasped the nettle of diversification with both hands....

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