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Farming Union calls for Welsh Government to publish SFS consultation analysis sooner

NFU Cymru president, Aled Jones said whilst he applauded Welsh Government's 'ambitious' time frame, he was resistant to launching an SFS scheme that was 'not ready', adding he felt there was a lack of comprehension on ‘the enormity' of what is still left to be done, including piloting and an up-to-date impact assessment

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Farming Union calls for Welsh Government to publish SFS consultation analysis sooner

The Welsh Government cannot afford to wait until the beginning of May to publish their report on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) consultation responses, if they still want to launch SFS in January...

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