Letters: "Government is removing the tools to deliver the positive outcomes farmers have worked so hard to create"

James Turner, steering group member of Clee View Farmers, conveys the group's reaction to the Government's closure of SFI 24

Farmers Guardian

18 March 2025 • 2 min read

Letters: "Government is removing the tools to deliver the positive outcomes farmers have worked so hard to create"

Sustainable Farming Incentive I am writing on behalf of the 64 members of Clee View Farmers, a cluster group managing 15,500 hectares of farmland in South Shropshire. Our WhatsApp group is alive this...

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