Forget Brexit, it's the coronavirus which will do lasting damage to UK farming

Farmers should not worry about Brexit, but the coronavirus, which could kill off many small agricultural shows and sever the rural community’s links with wider society, says Dave Herbert, a South Welsh smallholder producing eggs and poultry.

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Forget Brexit, it's the coronavirus which will do lasting damage to UK farming

Farmers should not worry about Brexit, but the coronavirus, which could kill off many small agricultural shows and sever the rural community's links with wider society, says Dave Herbert, a South Welsh...

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