evidence: The number of people working on agricultural holdings in the UK is approximately 476,000 of which 62% are either the farmer, their partner, a director, or spouse (DEFRA 2016). In 2019 the average income of cereal farms declined by 7% on the previous twelve months, whereas that of lowland grazing livestock fell by 25%, to a mere £9400 of farm income per annum. On average, mixed farms failed to record a profit on their farming activities, despite greater diversity of agricultural output improving farm income stability (Harkness et al. 2021). The figures demonstrate the uncertainty over the viability of UK farming and highlight the pressure that this can place on the farming family unit. Future planning, and succession within farming is a difficult and complex issue; power relationships permeate inter-generational aims and ambitions for the land (Conway et al. 2017). Declining incomes can only exacerbate tensions. If the family wants to continue managing the land, senior male farmers—the group most resistant to innovation—can be reluctant to retire and transfer responsibility for daily activity to their children (Conway et al. 2017).