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Farming Matters: "Many poultry farmers are trapped in a planning system of endless delays and obstruction"

Shropshire farmer and NFU Shropshire deputy chair Stephen Povall on how Government needs to overhaul the current planning framework to offer incentives for investment in the poultry sector

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Shropshire farmer and NFU Shropshire deputy chair Stephen Povall
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Shropshire farmer and NFU Shropshire deputy chair Stephen Povall

I take a huge amount of pride farming in Shropshire, and at my business we are all about one of the nation's favourite dishes: chicken and chips, coupled with a bit of renewable energy. We are also focused...

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