Dairy Matters - Charlie Taverner: "The bigger issue is whether the Government should put so much emphasis on herbal leys"

In April this year, farmers across England were receiving £74.2 million for establishing and maintaining herbal leys – the action known as SAM3

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Not only was this by far the most funded of the 23 available, it accounted for a quarter of all the money paid out. Based on a rate of £382 per hectare, just under 200,000ha were being managed with a mix...

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