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Frank Carr, Yorkshire farmer who appeared on Countryfile, dies aged 35

Tributes have been paid to Frank Carr, a fourth-generation North Yorkshire hill farmer who appeared on BBC Countryfile and was a #Farm24 ambassador. He died on 25 September, and Farmers Guardian announced his death this week.

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Mixed · 2Frank Carr, a fourth-generation farmer who appeared on BBC One's Countryfile, has died aged 35. Mixed · 2He died on 25 September, but his death was announced publicly by the trade paper Farmers Guardian this week; neither report gives a cause of death. Mixed · 2Carr was the fourth generation of his family to farm Lee Gate Farm in Malhamdale, North Yorkshire, which he ran with his father, Frank Senior.

Right · 1The Daily Mail reported that the business had around 250 breeding cows and 1,300 breeding ewes, plus store and finished cattle, across 2,000 acres. Mixed · 2His Countryfile episode aired on 23 August this year. In it he said he had travelled for about two and a half years, and came back to run the farm after his parents divorced because he was the only family member interested in it. Mixed · 2The Daily Mail added that he spoke openly about the business being £1million in debt, and said the farm had been in the family since 1927. He also said: "There’s no real clarity on the future, especially for hill farms."

Mixed · 2He had been a #Farm24 campaign ambassador for several years and took part in Farmers Guardian's Next Generation Hill Farmers series. Mixed · 2Farmers Guardian said it was "deeply saddened". Its editor, Katie Jones, said he would be remembered as "a talented young farmer" who "represented the very best of the next generation", and called his loss "immeasurably sad".

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A shorter tribute that leads with the Countryfile appearance and the Farmers Guardian announcement.
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The Farmers Guardian statement, his media work on farming issues and his appearance alongside Adam Henson.
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Leaves out the farm's livestock numbers, its debt and the 1927 family history.
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“determined and passionate ambassador”
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“Frank Carr, a determined and passionate ambassador for farming, appeared on the BBC One show alongside host Adam Henson” — Daily Mirror

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A detailed tribute and profile that leads with Carr as a Countryfile star and farming advocate, with detail on the farm, its debt and his own words.
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Farm size and livestock numbers, family history since 1927, the £1million debt and the Countryfile audience.
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Does not mention the Next Generation Hill Farmers series or that Farmers Guardian announced the death this week.
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“Countryfile star”
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“BBC Countryfile star and advocate for farmers dies aged 35 as fans pay tribute” — Daily Mail