Campaigners urge UK government to double farmland for fruit and veg production
Campaigners argue that the UK government must eliminate its dependency on food imports by doubling the area dedicated to growing fruit and vegetables.
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Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
Kelly has been part of the The Scottish Farmer editorial team since June 2013, and is now the News and Online Editor. In this role she oversees the production and editing of articles in several sections of the paper, as well as writing features on a wide variety of topics, and spending summers covering agricultural shows throughout Scotland. Brought up on the family farm in Dumfries and Galloway, Kelly can still often be found helping out with her family’s Galloway cattle and Blackface sheep.
Campaigners argue that the UK government must eliminate its dependency on food imports by doubling the area dedicated to growing fruit and vegetables.
SIR, I’m a resident, business owner and champion of my home in Galloway, where I was born, raised, work, and where I’m now bringing up my own family.
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Two combines chasing the sun in Dumfries and Galloway, combining winter barley with a 19% moisture average. The barley will be treated with propcorn and bruised for feeding to finished cattle.
This time, I am going to cover three subjects.
SIR, Could someone advise me as to what the population of our island nation is to eat in the not too distant future?
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