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'You have to be really intelligent to be a farmer' |
2025-03-30 |
[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 |
#3 She's feeding her friends and a bunch of other folks. She's a farmer because she wants to be. Her friends and the other "Cool" kids are lucky they don't HAVE to be farmers to stay alive. |
Posted by: Warthog 2025-03-30 10:06 |
#2 "You will own nothing and be happy." ~ Klaus Schawb - Founder World Economic Forum |
Posted by: Besoeker 2025-03-30 09:49 |
#1 Someone tell Michael Bloomberg. |
Posted by: EMS Artifact 2025-03-30 09:06 |