Future of food and farming has become a 'political hot potato', says Organic Farmers & Growers chief

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Future of food and farming has become a 'political hot potato', says Organic Farmers & Growers chief

The future of food and farming has become a political hot potato, says Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) chief executive Roger Kerr, as he calls for radical policy change based on four principles of the...

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