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How government funding is supporting innovation on farms - Chris Lyons, Dominic Swan, David Prior Hope

Future Farming podcast by Defra

Jul 7, 202625:49Government & Organizations

In episode 21, Chris Lyons from Innovate UK speaks to two successful recipients of government innovation funding to find out how it has helped them test new ideas, reduce risk and deliver results on-farm. Dominic Swan fr...

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