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Janet Finch-Saunders - Welsh Conservatives on the General Election: "Is it right for the Welsh Government to be telling farmers how to farm? Absolutely not"

Welsh Conservative Janet Finch-Saunders has written a blog for Farmers Guardian on the General Election and what it could mean for Welsh farmers

Chris Brayford
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"Not for a second am I ever going to be convinced that politicians can predict the weather, and know better than families who have farmed the land day in and day out for generations, on how to manage the land effectively."
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"Not for a second am I ever going to be convinced that politicians can predict the weather, and know better than families who have farmed the land day in and day out for generations, on how to manage the land effectively."

Is it right for the Welsh Government to be telling farmers how to farm? Absolutely not, but Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru think they know better. Later this year, farmers across Wales are going to...

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