Opinion: "The Deputy First Minister's announcement on SFS is a positive step, but what about the money?"

Farmers Guardian's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses this week's announcement of the Welsh Government's new design for the Sustainable Farming Scheme

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Opinion: "The Deputy First Minister's announcement on SFS is a positive step, but what about the money?"

The Welsh farming industry has responded with cautious optimism following the Deputy First Minister's announcement on Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) this week, the majority in favour of what they believed...

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