Farmers in limbo as Covid-19 causes Countryside Stewardship backlog

Farmers who applied for 2020 Countryside Stewardship (CS) grants almost 12 months ago are still in limbo after civil servants said they could not visit their farms to sign off applications due to Covid-19.

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Farmers in limbo as Covid-19 causes Countryside Stewardship backlog

Farmers who applied for 2020 Countryside Stewardship (CS) grants almost 12 months ago are still in limbo after civil servants said they could not visit their farms to sign off applications due to Covid-19....

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