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EXCLUSIVE "England's farmers do not have to choose between food and nature," says Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds

Writing for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, Ms Reynolds sets out her vision for the forthcoming Sustainable Farming Incentive as Window 1 opens on later this month

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Emma Reynolds says the 'SFI package for farmers in England, that has been rebuilt from the ground up so that it is simpler, fairer, and puts family farms first'
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Emma Reynolds says the 'SFI package for farmers in England, that has been rebuilt from the ground up so that it is simpler, fairer, and puts family farms first'

When I visit farms in my constituency of Wycombe, I see it immediately. Hedgerows alive with birdsong. Healthy soils beneath thriving crops. Family businesses that have fed this country for generations,...

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