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From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
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From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

The scrapping of arbitrary tree planting targets in Wales is proof that the farming industry can bring about change when it is united. The Welsh Government's decision was brought about after an impassioned,...

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