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EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: "British farming needs every tool in the box to face climate uncertainty"

Liberal Democrat MP for Horsham John Milne has written exclusively for Farmers Guardian on why the Government needs to support farmers by strengthening water resilience on-farm

Chris Brayford
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John Milne, MP for Horsham, said: "I am not holding my breath for rapid Government action 鈥� their treatment of farmers has been nothing short of abysmal. But on water security, maybe they can get things right."
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John Milne, MP for Horsham, said: "I am not holding my breath for rapid Government action 鈥� their treatment of farmers has been nothing short of abysmal. But on water security, maybe they can get things right."

After one of the driest springs in England for over a century, the Government's recent announcement to fast-track major reservoir construction marks a welcome recognition of Britain's water crisis...

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