Hmm. The countryside HAS changed. Field sizes are bigger thanks to the drive for productivity (subsidised) and biodiversity has suffered where farms have moved away from a mixed enterprise model to something more specialised, with the aid of technology and chemistry. Some species have done well out of modern agriculture and land management pigeons, badgers, raptors, sparrows etc but many have not. Saying "well you wanted and paid us to feed the world" isn't really the right answer. Much of the admin burden has come from the Common Agricultural Policy and GATT/WTO trade talks, but also consumer demands & lessons learned from mistakes made e.g. food scares.
Change is inevitable and continuous. We need to adapt to that.
Change is inevitable and continuous. We need to adapt to that.