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Harvest festivals still plentiful in the Church of England

Stage embraces Ronald Blythe’s spirit

Tearfund secures payouts for farmers in Pakistan after heatwave

Book review: The Bible and Farm Animal Welfare by David Grumett

Bananas could be lost to climate change, Christian Aid finds

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Insurance payout will help Malawi farmers, says Tearfund

Relieve pressure on farmers by raising threshold for farm inheritance tax, Bishop urges

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