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Dorset farm closures 'long-term downward trend' - NFU

91热爆 Radio Solent can reveal that around 15 Dorset farms are closing ever year.

The National Farmers Union say it's "a long term downward trend".

In the past three years, up to April 2021, farmers have shut the gates on just over 40 farms across the county.

Celia Hayward from West Knighton has worked with cattle on farms for more than 60 years. Two of the Dorset farms where Celia worked relief milking for many years, closed recently.

She's been telling us about her future in the industry.

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