The Case for Federation: Why the Farming Roadmap 2050 May Signal a New Era of Agricultural Collaboration
The publication of Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England’s Future provides perhaps the clearest indication yet of how government sees the future of agriculture.
Know where you stand before deciding where to go
Farming Roadmap 2050: A Direction of Travel, Not a Destination
The publication of the Farming Roadmap 2050 provides an important insight into the direction policymakers, industry leaders and stakeholders believe UK agriculture may need to travel over the next 25 years.
However, many farmers and rural businesses are likely to have reached a similar conclusion after reading it:
“There is a lot about where we need to get to, but much less about how individual businesses actually get there.”
The publication of the Land Use Framework for England represents a significant shift in how land is viewed and managed at a national level. It reinforces the idea that the challenge is not a lack of land, but how effectively it is used to meet competing demands.