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EFRA chair pushes for greater farm export opportunities

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says Gov should follow US example in championing UK produce

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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EFRA Committee chair and farmer Alistair Carmichael says more export opportunities should be available to UK farmers
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EFRA Committee chair and farmer Alistair Carmichael says more export opportunities should be available to UK farmers

Farmers must be able to see free trade agreements ‘not just as threats but opportunities too', Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has told the Secretary of State for Business and Trade. Speaking...

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