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OPINION: Did the Oxford Real Farming Conference live up to its resilience theme?

Reporter Mia Willemsen says the conference was packed full of positivity and optimism

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Panel discussion on glyphosate (Photo by Hugh Warwick)
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Panel discussion on glyphosate (Photo by Hugh Warwick)

The Oxford Farming Real Conference (OFRC) began in a way which set the tone for the two days, with reflection, lessons from nature, singing from Charlotte Church and Japanese drums to ground us and send...

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