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  • Writer's pictureMegan Smith

A change to British farming brought by new Climate policies'


The British countryside shall be transformed after Brexit through new Climate policies' that have been put in place by the government.


This is to assist in battling the long term problem of global warming in the UK beginning with the farms in which we get many of our fruit, vegetables and meat.


Professor Sir Ian Boyd- EX-Chief Adviser at the Department of Environment, said that there will be many more trees and hedges but fewer grazing animals as people begin to eat less red meat.


Sir Ian believes that the UK needs to reduce the amount of red meat it produces and eats if it is to meet the Net Zero emission target by 2050.



However, The farmers union (The NFU) have rejected his analysis and prediction with them believing there will actually be more animals not less.


"I think the number of sheep and cows will go up in the UK...to make us less reliant on chemical fertiliser (which produce greenhouse gasses)."- Minette Batters (President of The NFU)

Due to this, Ms Batters union is now working on their own plan for the Net Zero emissions agriculture that will prioritise pasture-raised meat and will make the point that grasslands can't be used for any economically useful purpose other than grazing.


so what can we expect in the future?


while Ms Batters vision expects the UK will supply the UK market and also export low-carbon meat to countries poor livestock conditions, Sir Ian believes that the UK climate policies could lead to the rewilding of most of the hill land that is unused allowing few animals to litter the landscapes for tourists to see.

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