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OPINION: Government needs and wants to hear your views

Maya Ellis, Labour MP for the Ribble Valley, on why industry members should engage with the latest consultation on suspension of key input tariffs

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Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis is urging farmers to engage with the latest consultation on input costs
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Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis is urging farmers to engage with the latest consultation on input costs

Get 30 farmers in a room and the innovation possibilities are plentiful. As attendees filtered out of my most recent farmer engagement event, I heard of at least a handful of new, promising relationships...

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