The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Party Conferences: What was in discussion about farming?

The Farmers Guardian team discuss what happened at the Labour, Conservative, Reform UK and Lib Dem conferences

Alex Black
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The Farmers Guardian Podcast: Party Conferences: What was in discussion about farming?

Farmers Guardian's news and business team discuss the Labour, Lib Dem, Conservative and Reform UK party conferences, what was being discussed about agriculture and farmers' messages to Sir Keir Starmer from the 'Trailer of Truth'.

The FG team was out and about at the major party conferences this Autumn, with some having more farming content than others, and a protest taking place outside the Labour conference in Liverpool.

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