Farm groups support recommendation to eat less meat
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Low Beckside, Mungrisdale Upland farm to remain educational resource after takeover by The Ernest Cook Trust
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Pictured: Dr. Julia Aglionby DEFRA has come under attack for leaving Cumbria s lowland commoners out of their newest scheme. Low input and unimproved grasslands - some of the county s most precious habitats for wildlife - are to be excluded from the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2022 under proposals announced by Defra last week. This is despite Defra’s commitment that all BPS applicants would be able to apply including those in existing Stewardship Schemes, says the Foundation for Common Land. Dr Julia Aglionby, Executive Director, and Armathwaite farmer, commented; “This is a broken promise by this Government. The Agricultural Transition Plan says; ‘Initially, all farmers currently in receipt of the Basic Payment Scheme will be eligible [for SFI], including those already in land management schemes such as Countryside Stewardship (CS).’ This is clearly not true if you farm unimproved grassland. Our concern is that these most special places will be at risk as farme
Broken Promises as Lowland Commoners excluded from Defra s Newest Scheme, says Dr Julia Aglionby, chief executive of the Foundation for Common Land
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