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From the editor: "Supermarkets should leave warm words on the shelf and put them into action"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (March 14)

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
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From the editor: "Supermarkets should leave warm words on the shelf and put them into action"

A supermarket boss calling for better working relationships with farmer suppliers and an NFU president highlighting retailers' profiteering will sound like Groundhog Day to many Farmers Guardian readers,...

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