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Calls for Defra to offer funding solutions for farmers

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to 鈥榝ight' on the issue

Rachael Brown
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Calls for Defra to offer funding solutions for farmers

Defra Secretary Steve Barclay told farmers he would continue with the phase-out of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), with the NFU left deliberating how hard it was prepared to 鈥榝ight' on the issue. Mr...

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