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From the editor: "By valuing food production in the same way as we value nature, we should get to a place where there is harmony"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
clock • 3 min read
From the editor: "By valuing food production in the same way as we value nature, we should get to a place where there is harmony"

Land is a finite resource. It has to be multifunctional, satisfying a mix of key demands and deliverables. Unveiled last week, the Government's Land Use Framework (LUF) consultation has fired the starting...

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