Too many farmers dependent on Government Schemes, says Farming Minister

Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said a key theme from the debate around Agricultural Property Relief (APR) reform was the ‘low level of returns' among farm businesses

Rachael Brown
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Too many farmers dependent on Government Schemes, says Farming Minister

Future financial support will be based on paying farmers for public goods, with businesses in the past being too dependent on Government schemes to make up for low profitability. Agricultural Property...

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