Farming Matters: Abi Reader - "All this would leave anyone wondering what actual farming does Wales want?"

Welsh farmers set out 5,500 wellies at the Senedd in Cardiff to warn that thousands of jobs would be lost under current SFS proposals

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Farming Matters: Abi Reader - "All this would leave anyone wondering what actual farming does Wales want?"

Farmer protests have been ongoing in Wales for some weeks now. The catalyst for this has been the details in the final consultation for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), requiring 10 per cent trees...

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