10-10-2017 20:44 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

Brexit: Farmers' Incomes Will Be Slashed By Half If 'No Deal' With Brussels, Study Finds

British farmers’ incomes will be halved if Theresa May fails to get a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, the agricultural industry’s own statutory advisory body has warned.
In a stark message, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) forecast that farm incomes will plunge if the UK decides to unilaterally open its doors to low-cost foreign food importers.
The board, which works under the auspices of Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s DEFRA department, said
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