Baroness Batters: 'Farmers are facing a cliff edge and the next few months will be pivotal'

Former NFU president issues warning as she announces she will deliver her Profitability Review to Defra on October 31

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Baroness Batters is delivering her farm profitability review on October 31
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Baroness Batters is delivering her farm profitability review on October 31

Farmers are facing a ‘cliff edge' with the next six months being ‘pivotal' for the sector, according to Baroness Minette Batters who was speaking as part of a panel on rural resilience at the IGD Future...

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