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Range and variety of crops are secret to success of farm expansion

A lifelong passion for wildlife and conservation has shaped the growth of Vine House Farm in Lincolnshire, where Nicholas Watts has created a successful bird seed business alongside his arable enterprise. Kate Chapman reports

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Fourth-generation farmer Nicholas Watts has farmed in Deeping St Nicolas, Lincolnshire, since 1966, when his father set up him up with 162 hectares (400 acres). He initially grew wheat, peas, sugar beet,...

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