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Oxford Real Farming Conference: Support scheme confidence still lacking in the uplands

草榴社区 need more stability and clarity about new environmental schemes

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Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as 草榴社区 Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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Farmer confidence that support schemes would deliver for the uplands was waning and more needed to be done to engage with potential applicants. During a session entitled 鈥極n Common Land: Managing Upland...

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