Rare chalk streams to benefit as more farms join environmental co-op
World famous chalk streams in Hampshire and Wiltshire are set to benefit from an expanded Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) after dozens of new farms have agreed to join the cooperative.
The EFG, a co-op based in Wiltshire and Hampshire which takes a farmer-led approach to landscape-scale conservation, now totals 178 farms, covering over 80,000 hectares, the largest of its kind.
It was set up to help farmers in the region to navigate the carbon, phosphate and biodiversity offset market, giving them an opportunity to replace the loss of subsidy.
To read the full article on Farminguk.com, click on the link: Rare chalk streams to benefit as more farms join environmental co-op – FarmingUK News
