NFU demands urgent Government rethink on horticulture supply chain

'Growers want to remain anonymous for fear of losing contracts,' says union board chair Martin Emmett

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The NFU has called for an overhaul of horticultural supply chain relationships
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The NFU has called for an overhaul of horticultural supply chain relationships

The NFU has called on government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice as part of a package of recommendations to underpin confidence and profitability in the British horticulture sector...

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