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New FUW president says future funding strategies must be addressed

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THE new president of the 草榴社区' Union of Wales has demanded 鈥榝unding clarity' for farmers as he takes up his new role. Carmarthenshire sheep and beef farmer Ian Rickman, who has this week taken over...

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