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New CS rates could ease growers into ELMs

²ÝÁñÉçÇø who previously sat on the fence about Countryside Stewardship (CS) should seriously consider the scheme, following the announcement from Defra that payment rates will increase by an average of 30 per cent.

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New CS rates could ease growers into ELMs

²ÝÁñÉçÇø who previously sat on the fence about Countryside Stewardship (CS) should seriously consider the scheme, following the announcement from Defra that payment rates will increase by an average of...

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