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Pembrokeshire tenant farmers 'disillusioned' with new Habitat Scheme

Tenant farmers Haydn and Julia Mathias, who run an organic sucker herd said their income is set to drop by about 75 per cent next year

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Pembrokeshire tenant farmers 'disillusioned' with new Habitat Scheme

A farming family in Pembrokeshire said they have been left ‘disillusioned' by ongoing chaos caused by the Welsh Government's 'Habitat Wales' scheme and uncertainty over future funding. Tenant farmers...

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