Baroness Batters' Farm Profitability Review calls for 'fundamental reset'

Former NFU president says the report sets out a sobering picture of farm finances that must not be ignored by Government

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Baroness Batters has said there is still time to help the farming industry
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Baroness Batters has said there is still time to help the farming industry

Baroness Minette Batters has used the launch of her long-awaited Farm Profitability Review to warn that Government and industry must deliver a 'fundamental reset' of farming policy within the next 12 months,...

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