Sanquhar farmer Jim Walker says the global impact of the war in the Ukraine means farmers must plan for the worst.
Writing movingly in the Scottish farmer, the former NFUS President warns the consequences of Putin’s barbarity are already having a greater impact around the world than the first two years of WW2. And he believes the fallout will be felt for years to come.
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