NSA demands 'urgent overhaul' on Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said he was especially concerned that the Welsh Government continues to force a proposed implementation date of 2025 for SFS

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NSA demands 'urgent overhaul' on Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme

The National Sheep Association (NSA) Cymru has called for an 'urgent overhaul' to the current proposals put forward for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in Wales, adding it failed to recognise 'the...

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