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Labour Party Conference: 'Mindset change' needed in Defra to deliver for farming

NFU president Tom Bradshaw warned the Farming Minister that in light of the 拢358 million pound underspend of the farming budget, Defra was a department 鈥榲ery close to failure' if it was not careful

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock 鈥� 2 min read
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Defra must be up for the challenge. The Minister can have all the ambition in the world, but there needs to be a mindset change to ensure the team delivering farming policy are up for the challenge too....

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