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Government urged to introduce active farmer test amid 'Lakeland clearances'

Industry figures said if the Government want to protect food production, the best way to do that was to ensure Sustainable Farming Incentive applicants had to fill in an 鈥榓ctive farming test'

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Government urged to introduce active farmer test amid 'Lakeland clearances'

Industry figures and politicians have urged the Government to create an 鈥榓ctive farmer test' for its agricultural environment schemes. Tenant farmers NFU deputy president David Exwood said the principle...

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