Government must recognise role of farmers in tackling climate change

As the UK sees the biggest shake-up in agri-funding in decades, future Government policy must support farmers for the ‘public goods’ they provide in tackling climate change, says Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) chairman.

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Government must recognise role of farmers in tackling climate change

We continue to see a steady stream of individuals and press and media coming out with headlines that seem to get more extreme or controversial daily. This is not helping the mental health of the people...

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