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March 20: Asda backtracks on British sourcing commitment and SFI redesign could offer 'silver lining'

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black discusses Asda's decision to backtrack on its commitment to sourcing 100% British chicken in its fresh poultry lines, what an SFI redesign could look like and the latest on a petition to get farming into schools

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