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- Hampshire
I agree, hope this comes up in the glyphosate debate.an arable farm can't (yet) but there is a difference between carbon footprint of various methods - conservation ag approach ( minimal soil disturbance, max diversity and constant ground cover) offer a lot of positive to this climate debate. In the future biological reduction of synthetic input use and perennial crops maybe as well
Grass land / hill farms can achieve nett zero and even then sell offset to intense arable maybe like the root or veg guys - its a complex but exciting and potentially very profitable new area for us all that could turn us from the environmental bad guys in to the heroes here
In the meantime although I appalled Minnette Batters optimistic commitment to nett zero by 2040 I can't help think they don't really understand what change that will require and certainly haven't told their members that likely means no cultivation or bagged N for starters !
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