How revisiting past practices allowed a mixed farm to be financially resilient while boosting biodiversity

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One Cornish farmer is returning to past practices on his family farm, and enjoying some remarkable science-based results

When Anthony Ellis heard about regenerative agriculture, the aim to reduce costs and reliance on artificial inputs drove him to dig deeper into the concept. "I first heard about it about 10 years ago...

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