Non-food crops for arable land
Non-food crops for arable land
- 2001
- Farmers Guardian 19 January 2001, 13(1) .
NFU predicts that up to a quarter of Britain's arable land may be given over to non-food crops by the end of the decade. However there is a need for farming authorities at both national and EU levels to consistently encourage farmers to adopt these new crops and take advantage of the benefits.
ALTERNATIVE CROPS
FARM DIVERSIFICATION
ARABLE FARMERS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
NFU predicts that up to a quarter of Britain's arable land may be given over to non-food crops by the end of the decade. However there is a need for farming authorities at both national and EU levels to consistently encourage farmers to adopt these new crops and take advantage of the benefits.
ALTERNATIVE CROPS
FARM DIVERSIFICATION
ARABLE FARMERS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES