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Farmer sends baler twine to Rishi Sunak in bid to fix unfair farming policies

Farmer Olly Harrison urges farmers to write to MPs and tie baler twine to trees as symbol of broken UK farming

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Merseyside-based farmer Olly Harrison says farming is 'hanging by a thread'
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Merseyside-based farmer Olly Harrison says farming is 'hanging by a thread'

Arable farmer and social media favourite Olly Harrison is urging members of the farming community to send a piece of baler twine to MPs, in order to highlight the broken nature of UK agriculture. The...

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