The Farmers Mart Autumn 2017 - Issue 52 | Page 31

Farm News PUBLIC HAS NO IDEA ABOUT REALITIES OF FARMING LIFE, SAYS NEW REPORT » » THE BRITISH PUBLIC HAS A ‘rosy’ view of farming life that does not match up to the tough realities of the profession, according to a new report by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. When asked to estimate annual incomes of UK farmers, the study found the public’s guess averaged more than double