Farmers to drive tractors to Sanremo, delegates on stage

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 7 - One of Italy's main farmers' protest groups will drive some of its tractors to Sanremo Wednesday night and will send a delegation to the song festival, accepting artistic director Amadeus's invitation to appear there, probably appearing on stage Thursday night, the group said Wednesday.
    "We accept the proposal of the artistic director of the Sanremo Festival Amadeus who has proposed to welcome a delegation of farmers on the Ariston stage" said a note from the national coordination of Riscatto Agricolo (Agricultural Redemption).
    "A delegation of about 15 tractors will leave from the Melegnano garrison (near Milan) this evening at around 8pm and will reach Sanremo during the night".
    Amadeus has said he is uniquely equipped to give the farmers a platform for their protests having gone to farm school, driven a tractor, and worked in the fields in his youth. (ANSA).