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From the editor: Musical chairs at Defra - Can Emma Reynolds rise to the challenge?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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From the editor: Musical chairs at Defra - Can Emma Reynolds rise to the challenge?

Politics roared back to life last week with Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle, wielding the proverbial hatchet with some ruthlessness. Out went familiar faces, in came new ones – including Emma Reynolds...

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