40 per cent boost in hedgerows win-win for farmers

Strategic planting of hedgerows could help farmers reduce insecticide costs by 30 per cent while boosting the yield of pollinating crops by 10 per cent, new research from the CPRE has found.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
40 per cent boost in hedgerows win-win for farmers

"Local authorities can support farmers to plant more hedgerows and farmers will benefit themselves by letting hedgerows grow taller, and bushier. "But we know the Government has the biggest part to...

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