They must also square up to the cold reality of Brexit – and the end of EU farm subsidies that will follow. But even more important is a growing global concern that mainstream farming practices are damaging the environment and exacerbating the climate crisis. In announcing their ambition to make UK farming carbon neutral by 2040, the NFU tacitly admitted that the whole sector needs to be overhauled to play its part in addressing the climate emergency. During the decade she was there she met Sam, whose family run a sheep farm in Derbyshire. Combining grazing with significant new tree growth is the clearest path towards reducing the climate impact of cows and sheep.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2019 09:02 UTC