Shropshire MP hits out at 'counterproductive' SFI

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan said many farmers in her constituency who were currently undertaking positive environmental work are ‘ineligible' for the SFI scheme

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Shropshire MP hits out at 'counterproductive' SFI

The roll out of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme has been ‘mired in difficulties' with low take up rates in Shropshire and criticism over the lack of focus on food production. That...

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