From the editor: "Simplifying the system and reducing the burden of bureaucracy are key if Red Tractor wants to win back confidence and members"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

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From the editor: "Simplifying the system and reducing the burden of bureaucracy are key if Red Tractor wants to win back confidence and members"

‘We are listening' is a phrase that has been repeated across the conference halls of all the political parties over the past few weeks. Politicians of all stripes are vying to win back the public's trust...

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