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Cumbria’s last independent pig farmer quits the industry
0The last independent pig farmer in Cumbria has quit the industry, citing low pig prices and rising costs of production. “Personally, for me, it’s time to move on. There’s no point in fighting the losing battle,” Martin Hunter told ITV News. Before the last pigs left Orchard House Farm in April, the unit had only been rearing pigs from outside the county that lends its name to the famous Cumberland sausage. Just 10 years ago, it was home to more than 3,000 home-bred pigs. Martin told ITV News that the pigs we were only selling for 35% more than they…