Tuesday 30 May, 2023

Government must incentivise farmer tree planting to help achieve UK net zero ambitions

Farmers must decide voluntarily to engage in tree planting activities and receive fair rewards for their delivery of public goods, the NFU has said.

Hannah Binns
Hannah Binns is currently acting news editor
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Government must incentivise farmer tree planting to help achieve UK net zero ambitions

Farmers must decide voluntarily to engage in tree planting activities and receive fair rewards for their delivery of public goods, the NFU has said. It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 10-point...

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