James Evans - Wales' Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary: "We must save the future of County Farms in Wales"

"Once a farm is gone, it is gone."

Chris Brayford
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James Evans, MS for Brecon and Radnorshire, said: "Over the past decade, 15,000 acres of council-owned farmland was lost, with 60% sold in the last two years.  Without new legislation to protect these farms, this decline could continue."
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James Evans, MS for Brecon and Radnorshire, said: "Over the past decade, 15,000 acres of council-owned farmland was lost, with 60% sold in the last two years. Without new legislation to protect these farms, this decline could continue."

The farming industry in Wales has been under intense pressure recently, with huge uncertainty about the future direction of policy from the Welsh Government. But Labour do not have a monopoly on causing...

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