From the editor: Ben Briggs - Ministers must show more respect to farmers

Maybe it was the oppressive heat in the NFU Cymru marquee that caused Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford to momentarily lose his cool, or perhaps it was simply his own personal strength of feeling on the issue of water quality, but he was clearly irritated by the line of questioning regarding Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ).

Ben Briggs
Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.
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From the editor: Ben Briggs - Ministers must show more respect to farmers

Maybe it was the oppressive heat in the NFU Cymru marquee that caused Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford to momentarily lose his cool, or perhaps it was simply his own personal strength of feeling on...

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