• Destide
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    8 months ago

    I mean… “What are the farmers protesting about? The main trigger for the protests are proposals in the Welsh government’s sustainable farming scheme (SFS) – its post-Brexit plan for funding the industry from 2025. One of the ideas is that farmers should commit to ensuring 10% of their land is under tree cover. Farmers argue this would be costly, unpractical and leave them overwhelmed with paperwork”

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      128 months ago

      Shame, trees are great at preventing/reducing flooding and holding the soil together so it doesn’t get washed away.