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Tax Change Sows Anger On England Farms

Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors to London for an unprecedented protest in front of Downing Street (Credit: AFP)

In a field in southwest England where his dairy cows graze, Adam Stanbury said he feared the government's new farm tax, coupled with existing economic headwinds, will ruin his family business and many others.

The 55-year-old, the third generation to farm this land near Barnstaple in Devon, last month joined hundreds of other farmers in driving their tractors to London for an unprecedented protest in front of Downing Street.

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