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Wales' next First Minister must see farmers as part of the solution

Welsh farmers will soon find out whether Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles has been elected as the new First Minister, with speculation mounting on whether Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths will remain in post after a likely cabinet reshuffle

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Wales' next First Minister must see farmers as part of the solution

The incoming First Minister must seize the opportunity to get ‘Wales' agricultural policy right', with the industry calling on the Welsh Government to see farmers as part of the solution, not the problem....

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