Future Choices – Managing UK Farmland to Maximise Environmental Advantages

On this podcast of the Rural Futures Hub collection, dropped at you by Enterprise Information Wales, host Carwyn Jones speaks with Prof Mike Christie and Prof Mariecia Fraser, each from Aberystwyth College in addition to Jerry Langford of the Woodland Belief. The podcast focuses on what the long run choices are for managing UK farmland to maximise environmental advantages.

Brexit offers alternatives for the UK authorities and devolved administrations to develop new methods of concentrating on agricultural assist to higher align with insurance policies that deal with the local weather and ecological crises. Drawing on experience of Aberystwyth College professors Mike Christie and Mariecia Fraser, the podcast explores coverage choices that promote carbon-friendly farming and nature conservation, together with different ‘ecosystem companies’ equivalent to flood safety and offering alternatives for individuals to benefit from the open air. We may also talk about approaches that can be utilized to evaluate the worth of those environmental advantages to assist guarantee such insurance policies present worth for cash.