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Farming protest: Young Essex farmer says future is ‘frustrating’
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Farming protest: Young Essex farmer says future is ‘frustrating’

Jenny Hollington, 67, said she was most concerned about farmers in rural areas not being able to diversify to make a profit.

“People who live further away and live off livestock… they don’t stand a chance. Even Suffolk and Norfolk don’t have diversity and it’s not a million miles away and it’s going to hit them really hard.”

He also said he was concerned that changes to the National Minimum Wage and employers’ National Insurance contributions could prevent him from employing young people in the paintball business on his farm in Abridge.

“We pride ourselves on employing so many people and helping so many young people,” he continued.

“Some of them had problems, and by getting some guidance and working with us, we got them into a very good situation and turned them into very good people.”