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This Congress is being held on an island that is a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. No other land area in the western world has achieved such a status!
With this designation come completely new parameters for agriculture in general and grassland production in particular. Alongside this change in emphasis for the grass based industry is the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy reform. For farming within the European Union it is not completely about maximising production, about “growing two blades of grass where one grew before”. It’s also about creating a diverse landscape, about less pollution about greater recreational opportunities, about sustainability about protection of flora and fauna. For the first time in our history, we as grassland farmers and livestock producers will be paid for our multifunctionality in 2005.
Citation
Taylor, W., "What Research is Required for Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Farming?" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 24.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium4/24
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What Research is Required for Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Farming?
This Congress is being held on an island that is a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. No other land area in the western world has achieved such a status!
With this designation come completely new parameters for agriculture in general and grassland production in particular. Alongside this change in emphasis for the grass based industry is the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy reform. For farming within the European Union it is not completely about maximising production, about “growing two blades of grass where one grew before”. It’s also about creating a diverse landscape, about less pollution about greater recreational opportunities, about sustainability about protection of flora and fauna. For the first time in our history, we as grassland farmers and livestock producers will be paid for our multifunctionality in 2005.
