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James Robinson: "There are still thousands of farms in old HLS agreements, some of which were started over 15 years ago"

After fronting a successful farmer-led campaign to allow more farms into Higher-Tier Scheme agreements, FG columnist James Robinson welcomed Government officials on-farm to discuss just how important this is

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James Robinson welcomed Janet Hughes and Daniel Zeichner on-farm
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James Robinson welcomed Janet Hughes and Daniel Zeichner on-farm

Back in January of this year I was lucky enough to attend the Real Oxford Farming conference with the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN). After the first day's sessions, above a busy Oxford pub in...

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