Agricultural Bulletin - A Briefing For Farmers And Land Agents, Autumn 2009 - Udderly Profitable?
Mondaq Business Briefing › Nbr. 2009, January 2009
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Agricultural Bulletin - A Briefing For Farmers And Land Agents, Autumn 2009 - Udderly Profitable?
CAMPAIGN FOR THE FARMED ENVIRONMENT - Set-Aside Mitigation Measures Announced
Defra has set up the CFE to give the voluntary approach time to 'prove itself'. The industry has until June 2012 to meet the targets. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has decided not to introduce a compulsory set-aside replacement scheme. Instead of enforcing a percentage of cultivated land to be in environmental management through cross-compliance measures, he is allowing the voluntary approach time to prove that it can recapture the environmental benefits of set-aside. This approach was advocated by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and National Farmers' Union (NFU). The vehicle that will drive this forward is the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE), an educational campaign that will be targeted at those who manage arable land, and those who influence farmers such as agronomists and farm consultants. Full details of the CFE can be found at www.nfuonline.com/x38725.xml The CFE's...See the full content of this document
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