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Agri-environment support schemes cannot rely solely on tree planting

Should agricultural support schemes go even further than focusing on tree planting to support the environment?

Chris Brayford
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Agri-environment support schemes cannot rely solely on tree planting

²ÝÁñÉçÇø must be supported to deliver on a wide range of nature-rich actions which go beyond simply planting trees, politicians have warned. Finlay Carson, MSP For Galloway And West Dumfries, had...

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