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Farmers feel destocking threatens 'social fabric' in devolved nations

Recently the Farmers Guardian reported on a Wales civil service document which claimed ‘big emissions numbers in the Welsh agricultural inventory will always come from ruminants' and that ‘the elephant in the room is always livestock numbers'

Rachael Brown
clock • 3 min read
Farmers feel destocking threatens 'social fabric' in devolved nations

Farmers feel a ‘hidden agenda' in Welsh Government to reduce livestock numbers threatens the social fabric and culture of Welsh-speaking rural communities. Recently the Farmers Guardian reported on...

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