Farming Matters: John Thorley - "Anti-meat-eaters hold centre stage, identifying meat production as barbarism"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Chair of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers - John Thorley

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Farming Matters: John Thorley - "Anti-meat-eaters hold centre stage, identifying meat production as barbarism"

Former NFU president Minette Batters went as far as to say that ‘farming can provide solutions to our biggest challenges' and, as chair of the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), I am more...

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