Letters: "Get the plough out and farm every last inch of your farm like it's World War Three"

Ben Stanley, Derbyshire, writes about delayed SFI payments and how those who missed out should think themselves lucky

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Letters: "Get the plough out and farm every last inch of your farm like it's World War Three"

Sustainable Farming Incentive For those of you who didn't get into the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) when the Government walked away from it last month, think yourself lucky – get the plough out...

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