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Edward Morello - Lib Dems MP: "The Farming Resilience Fund is still needed and the decision to end it will have foreseeable consequences"

Mr Morello, who represents West Dorset, has written about the importance of the Farming Resilience Fund on the mental health of farmers, and why it is wrong that the scheme will come to an end

Chris Brayford
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Mr Morello said: "Farmers, in my experience, are a hardy lot, but now the new Government's family farm tax will mean many are asking ‘is it all really worth it?’"
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Mr Morello said: "Farmers, in my experience, are a hardy lot, but now the new Government's family farm tax will mean many are asking ‘is it all really worth it?’"

Farming is a tough old business. It always has been. But never has the burden weighed so heavy or the obstacles seemed so great. The previous Conservative Government dramatically underspent the...

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