▁after ▁successfully ▁challeng ing ▁its ▁se iz ure ▁in ▁court . ▁E ight ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁se iz ure , ▁the ▁farm ' s ▁water ▁supply ▁has ▁been ▁squ ander ed , ▁und erm ining ▁its ▁future ▁product ivity ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁far ms . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁white ▁far mer ▁Richard ▁Y ates ▁was ▁ev icted ▁from ▁his ▁ 8 0 0 - he ct are ▁to b acco ▁farm ▁T su k um ai ▁Farm ▁at ▁Head lands , ▁located ▁east ▁of ▁Har are . ▁Although ▁Ch in am asa ▁paid ▁some ▁compens ation , ▁Y ates ▁is ▁still ▁await ing ▁final ▁payment ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁cons iders ▁the ▁farm ▁his ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Daily ▁Te legraph . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁his ▁wife ▁Mon ica ▁won ▁the ▁Z imb ab we an ▁Tob acco ▁gro wer ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁award , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁Z $ 2 4 mill ion ▁prize ▁and ▁tro phy ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 / 2 0 0 5 ▁top ▁gro wer ▁at ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Har are ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July . ▁British ▁MP ▁Kate ▁Ho ey , ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁fact - find ing ▁visit ▁to ▁Z imb ab we ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁said ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁shock ing : ▁" It ▁is ▁like ▁someone ▁ste aling ▁a ▁race ▁horse ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ." ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁London ▁based ▁British ▁American ▁Tob acco ▁came