From the editor: Exasperation mounts as search for firm policy detail falls flat

Two years on from its last in-person conference in Birmingham, the NFU and its members returned to one of the UK’s fastest growing cities; a city whose young and diverse population buzzes with the push and pull of urban life on the streets outside the conference venue.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Exasperation mounts as search for firm policy detail falls flat

Two years on from its last in-person conference in Birmingham, the NFU and its members returned to one of the UKs fastest growing cities; a city whose young and diverse population buzzes with the push...

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