Horticulture ignored in Defras SFI pilot, says NFU

Horticulture businesses have been ignored in Defras Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said.

Abi Kay
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Horticulture ignored in Defras SFI pilot, says NFU

Horticulture businesses have been ‘ignored' in Defra's Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, NFU vice president Tom Bradshaw has said. Though two of the eight standards farmers can use to build...

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