Unfortunately this is the way I see sheep farming evolving in the UK.
This is especially true after attending a meeting the other evening of non-farming folk who seem hell bent on removing sheep from the uplands and replacing them with "rewilding" projects to provide recreation, flood prevention, carbon sequestration and other (perceived) public benefits. George Monbiot has a huge amount of support for his ideas and if we continue to stick our heads in the sand I fear the battle will be lost for extensive sheep production in the hills before many farmers even realise there was a fight to be had or compromises to be made
This is especially true after attending a meeting the other evening of non-farming folk who seem hell bent on removing sheep from the uplands and replacing them with "rewilding" projects to provide recreation, flood prevention, carbon sequestration and other (perceived) public benefits. George Monbiot has a huge amount of support for his ideas and if we continue to stick our heads in the sand I fear the battle will be lost for extensive sheep production in the hills before many farmers even realise there was a fight to be had or compromises to be made