2022 must be the year Government 'gets serious' about food

NFU president Minette Batters has urged Ministers to make 2022 the year they ‘get serious’ about food.

Abi Kay
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2022 must be the year Government 'gets serious' about food

NFU president Minette Batters has urged Ministers to make 2022 the year they get serious about food. In a New Year message detailing the unprecedented challenges of 2021, she warned farmers would face...

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