Anger as Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths threatens to close chicken sheds

Farmers have reacted angrily to a threat from Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths to ‘close’ chicken sheds in order to tackle water pollution.

Abi Kay
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Anger as Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths threatens to close chicken sheds

Farmers have reacted angrily to a threat from Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths to ‘close' chicken sheds in order to tackle water pollution. During a ‘Rivercide' documentary with George...

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