Defra fears lack of trust will undermine ELMs uptake

A senior Defra employee has said he is concerned that farmers do not trust the Government department enough to fully engage with ELMS.

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Defra fears lack of trust will undermine ELMs uptake

A senior Defra employee has said he is concerned that farmers do not trust the Government department enough to fully engage with ELMS. The big challenge is that farmers do not have trust in us at the...

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