Price of farm land reaches a record high

16 July 2012 Last updated at 11:25 ET Help

The price of farmland has more than doubled in recent years, according to the latest figures.

Six years ago Essex farmer Guy Smith paid £2,300 an acre for land for a parcel of land which today would cost £8,000 an acre.

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