Let there be no mistake — there are significant environmental changes coming to farming. It’s just a case of when and to what extent these changes will arrive and how much they will impact the sector.
The big issue for farmers will be the latter — what the extent of new environmental measures will be and it seems that the new Ag Climatise roadmap, which we detail on pages 6-7, may only be a starting point.
The reaction this week to the plan has been interesting. Who’s supporting it, who’s not and who’s on the fence.
The reaction from environmentalist was particularly notable — given the radical (for farmers) nature of the plan there was little in the way of support for it.