March 3: Farmer handed 12 month prison sentence after death of son and look ahead to Pancake Day rally

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses the Bury farmer handed a 12 month prison sentence after the death of his son in July 2022, plans for the Pancake Day rally to be held in London on March 4 and an update on milk prices

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