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Efra chair backs farmers in row over proposed food price cuts

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael says governments would be better helping farmers to meet their input costs

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Efra chair Alistair Carmichael has called for greater support for farmers amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East
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Efra chair Alistair Carmichael has called for greater support for farmers amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East

Chair of the Efra Select Committee Alistair Carmichael has backed farmer concerns about the impact of proposed price caps on food, which risk undermining farm and croft profitability. Scotland's First...

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