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EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we lose the land that feeds us, we lose far more than just fields"

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies said there needs to be a better way of balancing food and energy security needs, without taking fertile farmland out of production for solar energy infrastructure

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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "And when we lose farmland, we do not just lose food - we lose livelihoods, heritage, and the ability to meet our own needs."
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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "And when we lose farmland, we do not just lose food - we lose livelihoods, heritage, and the ability to meet our own needs."

This summer, like so many before it, has tested farmers to their limits. The dry weather, the rising costs, the endless policy changes - it is a lot. LISTEN NOW: And while we are told we are...

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