The land at Morton Lodge Farm was donated by the Hays family to the Clan Trust, which supports young farmers, agricultural sciences and outreach services for the elderly.

It is being farmed under a tenancy to generate income which will support the charity’s grants to help young people in the East of England to take their first steps into agricultural careers, by offering training, equipment or opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.

And the generous donation continues a family farming story which began with a single cow.

When Emmanuel “Mant” Taylor Hays and his wife Alice first entered farming, they had just one heifer - Peggy - who arrived by train from East Anglia.

Peggy proved to be an exceptional dairy cow,........

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