Welsh dairy farmers dimiss support scheme as 'inhibitive'

Dairy farmers in Wales have said it is unlikely they will sign up to the country’s new Sustainable Farming Scheme as its current terms will ‘inhibit’ production.

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Welsh dairy farmers dimiss support scheme as 'inhibitive'

Dairy farmers in Wales have said it is unlikely they will sign up to the countrys new Sustainable Farming Scheme as its current terms will inhibit production. NFU Cymru said farmers, who had come together...

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