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'Engaged and attentive': TFA's George Dunn meets new Defra Secretary

The Secretary of State, Steve Barclay 'quickly' got the point that short-term tenancies are a problem when it comes to financing investment to drive productivity and participation in long-term environmental management

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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'Engaged and attentive': TFA's George Dunn meets new Defra Secretary

In over 25 years in my role with the TFA I have had many a 'first meeting' with a new Defra Secretary of State. Going right back to the beginning of Defra, birthed in the wake of foot-and-mouth disease,...

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