Farmers encouraged to make the most of wetlands
A new guide has been developed to help farmers get the most out of wetlands on their land.
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A new guide has been developed to help farmers get the most out of wetlands on their land.
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“Because it is about supporting the people who are not shifting fast enough.” Farmers were suffering from pressures that made it “difficult” for them to move in the right direction, she said, citing fertiliser companies that could be exerting pressure to apply more nutrients on land than was needed. “We need our agricultural leadership to work to relieve some of that pressure.” Prickett urged farmers to consider their practices outside the advisers they currently trust. Some agricultural companies had “deeply embedded” goals of maximising production, rather than thinking...