John Heney: I had a dream... where EU bigwigs paid for the damage they caused
CAP cuts underline how farmers are being hung out to dry when it was Brussels’ terrible mistakes that got us into this mess
Not happy: John Heney says, 'Farming and food production are being taken for granted by both the public and officialdom'
John Heney
As the severe cutbacks in the new CAP begin to bite, perhaps the time has come for farmers to reassess the role they play in modern society.
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