From the editor: Ben Briggs - Subsidy U-turn would be dream for some, a disaster for others

For many farmers, the end of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is a headache they have yet to find a workable treatment for.

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From the editor: Ben Briggs - Subsidy U-turn would be dream for some, a disaster for others

For many farmers, the end of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is a headache they have yet to find a workable treatment for. While the move towards environmental payments will go some way to bridging the...

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