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In the late 1980s the decline in agricultural profits meant farming was no longer economically viable and Copas Farms came to the conclusion that they needed to diversify. Consequently farm buildings no longer suitable for agricultural use are made available to rent for low-key, low-turnover workshops and storage. The many changes in agricultural policy that have evolved over subsequent years mean that Copas Farms need to continue to review diversification projects in order to subsist. Diversification activities are only really possible with the support of neighbours. After a period of consultation with the local Cookham community in 1992, Copas Farms developed a Farmland Management Strategy for land farmed in and around the village. The main purpose of Farmland Management Strategy is to "develop a strategy for the management of Copas Farms in a manner which is both beneficial to the local community and compatible with maintaining a viable and sustainable farming business." Similar strategies for land management were introduced for Copas Farms' land holdings in Medmenham in 1995, in Chesham in 2002, Amersham in 2003, Ashley Green in 2005, Theale in 2008 and Hedsor in 2009. Dialogue and feedback is invaluable and it enables us to review the Strategies on a regular basis. Copies of the Copas
Farms Farmland Management Strategies are available on request from
the Estate Office Call (01628) 529595 or
e-mail:
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