From the editor: Local produce is for life, not just for Christmas

Has 2020 been the year when British consumers have re-found their love of local?

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: Local produce is for life, not just for Christmas

Has 2020 been the year when British consumers have re-found their love of local? As this week's front page suggests, it would certainly seem that way as more people than ever before are turning to farm...

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