New inspection team say they want to work with Welsh farmers

NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader questioned where the ‘800' figure for the amount of farms targeted for inspection had come from and what evidence it was based on, adding she hoped it was not a ‘witch hunt'

Rachael Brown
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New inspection team say they want to work with Welsh farmers

Inspectors have emphasised they are not there to ‘catch people out' and looking to work with farmers in Wales to meet new regulations. Agricultural pollution That was the message from a newly established...

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