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Growers tell Gov it cannot afford to get SPS deal wrong

Sector issues warning on dynamic alignment amid concerns over farm income loss

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Ali Capper, executive chairman, British Apples and Pears, has urged the Gov to consider the livelihoods of UK growers
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Ali Capper, executive chairman, British Apples and Pears, has urged the Gov to consider the livelihoods of UK growers

British farmers have delivered a stark warning to policymakers saying an immediate retrospective alignment of the British Plant Protection Product (PPP) regulatory regime with the European Union would...

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