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Farming and nature groups issue SFI plea to Defra to end 'computer says no' approach to commons

Bodies including NFU and RSPB write to Dame Angela Eagle to enable manual appilications for those on common land

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Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Farming groups have sent a letter to Defra asking ministers to rethink SFI accessibility for common land farmers
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Farming groups have sent a letter to Defra asking ministers to rethink SFI accessibility for common land farmers

More than 15 farming and environmental organisations have issued a plea to Defra demanding manual access to farm support schemes for common land farmers. The coalition, comprising Foundation for Common...

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