From the editor: "A cynic might say the Prime Minister's speech and package of announcements was a last ditch attempt to woo farmers"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (February 22)

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From the editor: "A cynic might say the Prime Minister's speech and package of announcements was a last ditch attempt to woo farmers"

It could be seen as Minette Batters' parting gift to the NFU or a last ditch attempt to win back farmers from the clutches of Labour, perhaps both, but the importance of the rural vote to all parties was...

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