arable

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David Gunn, an arable farmer and agricultural contractor from near Sevenoaks in Kent, said: "Inheritance tax is going to cripple the farmers, the small family farmers."

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One of the farms targeted belonged to William Maughan, a beef, poultry and arable farmer in County Durham whose parents live on the premises.

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They are mostly arid, with limited arable land and prone to drought.

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Salt water contaminated many sources of fresh water and destroyed large tracts of arable land.

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But one of the proposed storage facilities is earmarked for the arable fields behind his home.

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