The rural economy was hardest hit by the poor weather, explained National Farmers Union (NFU) president Peter Kendall.

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"We simply can't go on while TB increases its vice-like grip on family farms" argues the president of the NFU Peter Kendall.

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Peter Kendall, president of the National Farmers Union, said the farming community was willing to work within constraints set out by the government.

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On a visit to the South West this week the leader of the National Farmers' Union, Peter Kendall, warned that the system is in meltdown.

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National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall said he looked forward to organic and conventional farmers working more closely together, but warned it would be "dangerous" for the government to set fixed targets.

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