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Welsh farmers need a 'light at the end of the tunnel' on the future of agricultural budget

Welsh farming unions hosted Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies on family farms in Wales to discuss the importance of securing a ring-fenced budget for the agricultural sector

Chris Brayford
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"Getting that budget from London to Cardiff is the first crucial step in this process." Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner (second from left) at a farm in Wales alongside Welsh Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies (third from left) and FUW president Ian Rickman (right) (FUW)
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"Getting that budget from London to Cardiff is the first crucial step in this process." Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner (second from left) at a farm in Wales alongside Welsh Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies (third from left) and FUW president Ian Rickman (right) (FUW)

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner has visited a number of farms in Wales as union's made repeated calls for the agriculture budget to be ring-fenced to protect national food security and farm businesses...

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