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Where are the food targets?

AR, climate change, political instability, net zero and trade tariffs will all endanger our food supply. ‘No food for three days is worth rioting for, yet we plant trees on Grade-I land.’ Thus ended a recent letter I received from a farmer in Worcestershire. Charles was writing to thank me for my time leading the NFU. He added: ‘You have had to deal with people in power who should not be trusted to run your bath.’ Apart from running baths, the point about

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