Great Yorkshire Show: EU reset is a threat to innovation, says former Defra Secretary

George Eustice, who served as Farming Minister and Defra Secretary under Conservative Governments, gave the warning at the Great Yorkshire Show

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Great Yorkshire Show: EU reset is a threat to innovation, says former Defra Secretary

British farmers could be denied access to some of the new technology available if the UK agrees to obey some EU rules as part of a reset of terms post Brexit. That was the warning from former Defra...

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