Farming Matters: Are governments listening to farmers, or just learning to say the right words?

Rory Hutchings, partner and head of agriculture and estates at HCR Law, says policies must reflect the true business needs of agriculture

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Rory Hutchings, partner and head of agriculture and estates at HCR Law says Gov policy is moving in the right direction
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Rory Hutchings, partner and head of agriculture and estates at HCR Law says Gov policy is moving in the right direction

Over the past 18 months, something has shifted in the language of agricultural policy. Resilience, food security and domestic production are becoming words that flow out of the mouths of politicians much...

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