FOI confirms Defra held meeting to discuss ending NFYFC grant funding

Defra had previously failed to confirm to Farmers Guardian if a meeting had taken place with NFYFC to discuss the possibility of ending discretionary funding for young farmers

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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said: "Labour has targeted older generations of farmers with their vindictive Family Farm Tax, and now they are going for young farmers too by scrapping funding that supports training, research and mental health initiatives."
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Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said: "Labour has targeted older generations of farmers with their vindictive Family Farm Tax, and now they are going for young farmers too by scrapping funding that supports training, research and mental health initiatives."

A fund to support the development of young farmers for more than 30 years was the subject of proposed cuts, despite Government assurances that no decisions have yet been made. Defra had failed to confirm...

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