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Liberal Democrat's Tim Farron, Defra's Janet Hughes and Lord Inglewood among the line up at this year's Northern Farming Conference in Hexham

The Defra Secretary Steve Reed and the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner have also been invited to attend the political session

Rachael Brown
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Liberal Democrat's Tim Farron, Defra's Janet Hughes and Lord Inglewood among the line up at this year's Northern Farming Conference in Hexham

This year's speakers for the annual Northern Farming Conference at Hexham Auction Mart have been announced including Lord Inglewood, Defra's director for the future farming and countryside programme, Janet...

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