GYS 2022: Green targets expected to stay in place despite political shakeup

Environmental targets enshrined in law will remain at the forefront of future agricultural policy regardless of who ends up in Number 10, according to a top Defra civil servant.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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GYS 2022: Green targets expected to stay in place despite political shakeup

Environmental targets enshrined in law will remain at the forefront of future agricultural policy regardless of who ends up in Number 10, according to a top Defra civil servant. But there is concern...

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