VSA Agri Thought for the Month Leading Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom was appointed Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this month. Perhaps one of the most unenviable jobs in the new UK government, given the importance of EU subsidies to the country’s farming sector. Agra Europe estimated last year that up to 90% of UK farms would not survive without them. Given that the EU Common Agricultural Policy has long been criticised by environmentalist
28 Jul 2016
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VSA Agri Thought for the Month Leading Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom was appointed Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) this month. Perhaps one of the most unenviable jobs in the new UK government, given the importance of EU subsidies to the country’s farming sector. Agra Europe estimated last year that up to 90% of UK farms would not survive without them. Given that the EU Common Agricultural Policy has long been criticised by environmentalist