Replacing farming with forestry 'immoral', says NFU Scotland vice president

The displacement of productive farming by forestry has been branded ‘essentially immoral’ by NFU Scotland vice-president Andrew Connon.

Ewan Pate
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Replacing farming with forestry 'immoral', says NFU Scotland vice president

The displacement of productive farming by forestry has been branded ‘essentially immoral' by NFU Scotland vice-president Andrew Connon. Speaking at a Just Transition webinar hosted by the British Agriculture...

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