From the editor: There is a desperate need for Government to engage within the economic realities

Farmers Guardian’s #FarmingCAN campaign has sought to place agriculture in the context of wider rural growth and prosperity since it launched last year.

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: There is a desperate need for Government to engage within the economic realities

Farmers Guardians#FarmingCAN campaign has sought to place agriculture in the context of wider rural growth and prosperity since it launched last year. Whether it is about bringing through the next generation...

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