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OPINION: Farm profitability 鈥� While the Government pats itself on the back, confidence plummets

Head of news and business Alex Black discusses the latest total income from farming figures

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock 鈥� 1 min read
OPINION: Farm profitability 鈥� While the Government pats itself on the back, confidence plummets

Increased farm profitability is always welcome news, but the recently released total income from farming figures do not quite do justice to the reality of the situation. A drop in costs, mainly...

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