Farmers need to work with nature to help 'turn the tide'

The latest State of Nature report from RSPB found one in six species are at risk of being lost from Great Britain. The Nature Friendly Farming Network said the report contained ‘seeds of hope' for how agriculture can help turn the situation around

Alex Black
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Farmers need to work with nature to help 'turn the tide'

There has been ‘no let-up' in the decline of wildlife in the UK, according to the latest ‘State of Nature' report from RSPB, with one in six species at risk of being lost from Great Britain. Species...

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