Are farmers in England taking climate change seriously enough?

Michael Holder
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More than half of 2,000 farms in England surveyed by Defra do not consider greenhouse gas emissions in their decisions on crops, land and livestock

More than half of farmers do not believe it important to consider greenhouse gas emissions when taking decisions about their crops, land management and livestock, a government survey of over 2,000 farms...

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