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Five policy proposals sent to Defra which could save farming's future

Two of the proposals include abolishing Inheritance Tax changes and opening applications to the new SFI scheme

Chris Brayford
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Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said: "Our farmers and food producers feed us and now they need us to act. Rising food prices, record farm closures, collapsing business confidence and the threat of the family farm tax show we are now in a food and farming emergency."
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Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins said: "Our farmers and food producers feed us and now they need us to act. Rising food prices, record farm closures, collapsing business confidence and the threat of the family farm tax show we are now in a food and farming emergency."

Implementing five policy proposals into legislation immediately could help save the UK from a food and farming 'emergency', the Conservatives have warned. On Thursday (November 20), Shadow Defra Secretary...

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