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EXCLUSIVE "England's farmers do not have to choose between food and nature," says Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds

Writing for Farmers Guardian, Ms Reynolds sets out her vision for the forthcoming Sustainable Farming Incentive as Window 1 opens on later this month

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Emma Reynolds says the 'SFI package for farmers in England, that has been rebuilt from the ground up so that it is simpler, fairer, and puts family farms first'
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Emma Reynolds says the 'SFI package for farmers in England, that has been rebuilt from the ground up so that it is simpler, fairer, and puts family farms first'

When I visit farms in my constituency of Wycombe, I see it immediately. Hedgerows alive with birdsong. Healthy soils beneath thriving crops. Family businesses that have fed this country for generations,...

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