Horticulture sector strategy ditched in favour of 'intervention'

Farming Minister tells Lords policy documents become 'historic' as soon as they are published

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Farming Minister Mark Spencer says Defra prefers action to strategy documents
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Farming Minister Mark Spencer says Defra prefers action to strategy documents

Food and Farming Minister Mark Spencer revealed the Government decided to ditch its promised Horticulture Strategy, as it thought it best to address the sector's challenges through ‘action' and intervention'....

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