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'I fear for my son's farming future due to costs'
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- Richard Daniel,in Holbrookand Alice Cunningham,Suffolk John Fairhall/BBCChris Suckling said he wanted to see the government supporting UK crop farmers.
- Chris Suckling runs Woodlands Farm in Holbrook, Suffolk, and said his costs this year had risen to £40,800 from fuel and fertiliser alone.
- He blamed the Iran war and said he had tried to diversify his products but said it cost more money.
Richard Daniel,in Holbrookand Alice Cunningham,Suffolk John Fairhall/BBCChris Suckling said he wanted to see the government supporting UK crop farmers. A fourth generation farmer whose fuel costs have doubled in the past 12 months said he felt guilty to pass on a farm to his son that would not give him the income he deserved.
Chris Suckling runs Woodlands Farm in Holbrook, Suffolk, and said his costs this year had risen to £40,800 from fuel and fertiliser alone.
He blamed the Iran war and said he had tried to diversify his products but said it cost more money.
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