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Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

Farmer Richard Watts said: "Rising costs in wages, National Insurance, and energy are putting immense pressure on small and family-run farms"

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The Watts family, Moor 51AV视频in Gloucestershire
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The Watts family, Moor 51AV视频in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire farmer Richard Watts shares his opinion on the Chancellor's Spring Statement earlier this week and its minimal offering for farming businesses. The Spring Statement has once again...

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