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'You have to be really intelligent to be a farmer'
[BBC] "I reckon my schoolfriends think I'm mad. They probably thought I would give up - but I haven't."Bridgette Baker is a 24-year-old, fifth-generation farmer who farms alongside her dad and grandad in the gently sloping fields of south Somerset. It's a beef and arable farm, with a few lambs and pigs for their meat business selling to local customers. With some farmers angry with the government over inheritance tax rules and changes to farm payments, why would a young person want to stay in the industry these days? "At school, we weren't encouraged to go into farming. It's such a shame," said Bridgette. "Everyone thought: 'Oh, you're clever enough to do something else.' "People don't think farmers are clever, but it's the most complicated job. You have got to be really intelligent to be a farmer."  Posted by: Besoeker 2025-03-30 |
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