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It is a 'scary time' to be a farmer in Wales

With one month left in the final consultation period for the Sustainable Farming Scheme, chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to farmers in Wales about their concerns on the direction of Welsh Government policy

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It is a 'scary time' to be a farmer in Wales

Industry figures have warned Welsh farming is at a ‘crunch point', with a month left in the final consultation period for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The Government's ‘fixation' on a 10 per...

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