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Letters: "Delaying difficult decisions is no longer an option for farming"

This week from 草榴社区 Guardian readers: Simon Britton, chair of the Society of Agriculture, discusses the need for farming to strengthen professional standards, leadership and independent expertise to support better decision-making and long-term resilience, alongside traditional industry representation

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10 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Letters: "Delaying difficult decisions is no longer an option for farming"

Baroness Minette Batters is right to describe this as a 鈥榮mell the coffee' moment for farming. Years of volatility, shifting policy and growing complexity mean that delaying difficult decisions is no longer...

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