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Video: Michael Orchard, livestock farmer, on the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot

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We asked farmers helping us co-design the Sustainable Farming Incentive to share their experience in a video.

Michael Orchard gives us a tour of his livestock farm in the Peak District National Park.

He shares the improvements he’d like to see come out of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot.

Thanks to Mic for taking part.

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  1. Comment by Emma BB posted on

    What a lovely video - thanks for sharing. The rain water capture system which allows a trough in each field is excellent - particularly for a hill farm.

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