At 93 Britain’s Oldest Farmer Has No Plans To Retire

An article published on July 9, 2024 in The Outlook, features a story about Fred Campling, Britain’s oldest farmer. Fred works 5 days per week running a sugar beet and haulage farm in the village of Sutton St. James . The article has a photograph of Fred wearing his red farmer overalls.

“The farmer, who starts work at 6AM, and clocks up at least 66 hours a week, has never had a day off sick during his 79-year career. On Saturday, July 13, Fred, who has lived through 21 Prime Ministers, five monarchs and two world wars, will celebrate his 93rd birthday”. Read the entire article here.


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