Brexit will create winners and losers in farming, but I fear more losers than winners

Brexit will create winners and losers in farming, but the direction of travel makes me fear there will be more losers than winners, says Oliver Dowding, an apple grower in South East Somerset.

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Brexit will create winners and losers in farming, but I fear more losers than winners

Brexit will create winners and losers in farming, but the direction of travel makes me fear there will be more losers than winners, says Oliver Dowding, an apple grower in South East Somerset. All those...

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