The Reality of Farming in Britain's Drought. Big Debate ep20

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Aug 14, 202600:51:48Business

Join Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory for the first-ever in-person episode of The Big Debate. They discuss the UK's worsening drought, the spread of bluetongue, harvest pressures, life on their own farms, and the cha...

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