Farmers hold demonstrations at supermarkets to seek support in overturning the family farm tax

Farmers have called on retailers to bolster support for the sector after the Government's announcement of a family farm tax

Chris Brayford
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Farmers protesting against the family farm tax outside Sainsbury's Stratford-upon-Avon store. (Picture: David Jones)
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Farmers protesting against the family farm tax outside Sainsbury's Stratford-upon-Avon store. (Picture: David Jones)

Farmers have held peaceful protests outside major supermarket chains across the country urging their support for fairer market returns and to see the family farm tax overturned. From Horsham in West...

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