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EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "As we gather around the table this Christmas, let's remember the story behind the plate"

Plaid Cymru MP Ann Daives writes on why buying from family farms, butchers and farm shops matters more than ever this Christmas

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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "Choosing local means backing the people who grow our food, protecting rural livelihoods, and securing a future for family farms. Every pound spent locally strengthens rural businesses, sustains jobs, and helps ensure that the next generation can continue producing the food we rely on."
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Ann Davies, MP for Caerfyrddin and tenant dairy farmer, said: "Choosing local means backing the people who grow our food, protecting rural livelihoods, and securing a future for family farms. Every pound spent locally strengthens rural businesses, sustains jobs, and helps ensure that the next generation can continue producing the food we rely on."

Farming has had a tough year. From Inheritance Tax changes that threaten generational continuity, to disease outbreaks like bluetongue and bird flu, to the loss of prime agricultural land for large-scale...

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