Farming Matters: Hefin Jones - 'Agriculture should not be the whipping boy for society's ills'

We are at that stage in the election cycle when seemingly a blind eye is turned to a massacre of trees and the postie’s bag is heavier than usual.

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Farming Matters: Hefin Jones - 'Agriculture should not be the whipping boy for society's ills'

We are at that stage in the election cycle when seemingly a blind eye is turned to a massacre of trees and the postie's bag is heavier than usual. An abundance of material comes through the letterbox...

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