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From the editor: Trees have been weaponised in barbed environmental agenda

Trees have been hitting the headlines this week in the wake of Storm Arwen. Such has been the devastation wrought in parts of the country by the bad weather and strong winds that the damage and amount of toppled trees is like nothing seen in the past 20 years, according to some.

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Trees have been weaponised in barbed environmental agenda

Trees have been hitting the headlines this week in the wake of Storm Arwen. Such has been the devastation wrought in parts of the country by the bad weather and strong winds that the damage and amount...

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