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Price of land expected to rise

The price of good-quality land is expected to rise sharply during 2011 as speculative investors vie with expanding farmers for the best plots.

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Fears over changes to environment agreements

Farming leaders have expressed concern that budget cuts at Natural England could mean a lack of support for hill farmers switching from Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) agreements to Higher Level Stewardship (HLS).

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