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Written by Mark O'Brien
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Following a recent Defra survey of the cross–industry Campaign for the Farmed Environment, UK Farmers’ awareness have demonstrated high awareness about their environment.
The survey found that 85% of farmers had heard about the effort to recapture the benefits of set-aside with many farmers managing land voluntarily. The results show about 174,000 hectares of land are currently managed for conservation outside agricultural schemes and over 50% of farmers have retained uncultivated land. |