Today's Times regards today's launch of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment as a last chance for English farmers to adopt green measures - wow! That sounds a bit harsh really - given the good work by so many farmers already!
But Peter Kendall, the NFU President, is quoted as saying '“Many farmers do a lot of valuable work at their own expense. But we know, too, of the cynical minority who have never been involved in agri-environment schemes and it is our task to get them involved.” .
Those are tough words to come from an NFU President and demonstrates the seriousness with which the NFU and CLA are taking the task. Good for them!
And the RSPB is keen to work with farmers who want to do even more for wildlife on their land - or who want to take their first steps in that direction.
Sorry to disillusion you but NFU are a typical political set,I do of course realise in the true sense of the word they are not politicians but they say what you want to hear and farmers take not a bit of notice.However does Peter Kendall think he can influence what he chooses to call in his pompous way the cynical minority.Really a much better way would be to appeal to their better nature and explain the benefits and what they could gain from it but of course not going to happen overnight but with force or NFU saying things like cynical minority then never.Suggest you ask him to zip up.