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New tenancy law reforms will give 'greater freedom to farmers', says Government

Today (March 18) Defra announced its plans to modernise agricultural tenancy law to provide farmers with more flexibility in a bid to ‘unlock productivity’ for the sector.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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New tenancy law reforms will give 'greater freedom to farmers', says Government

Today (March 18) Defra announced its plans to modernise agricultural tenancy law to provide farmers with more flexibility in a bid to ‘unlock productivity' for the sector. The department responded to...

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