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Farmers' fury at online scramble for £233m funding

Farmers' fury at online scramble for £233m funding
BBC Science Wednesday 23 September 2026, 09:00 UTC 1 min read
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Farmers fear they may not be able to carry out environmental work because they lost out on funding.

Farmers fear they may not be able to carry out environmental work because they lost out on funding.
Farmers (ORG)
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