New Environmental Land Management Scheme: Implications for farmers
6 May 2021
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is to hold the first oral evidence session in its inquiry into Environmental Land Management and the agricultural transition.
- Watch the session on Parliament TV
- Inquiry: Environmental Land Management and the agricultural transition
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Purpose of the session
In this session, MPs will investigate the implications for farmers of the Government's plans, hearing from representatives of national farming groups. Topics will include the rollout of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), the concerns of the tenant farming and common land sectors, and the role of livestock farming in the Government’s plans.
Witnesses
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Panel 1, at 2.30pm:
- Tom Bradshaw, Vice President, National Farmers' Union
- Mark Bridgeman, President, Country Land and Business Association
- George Dunn, Chief Executive, Tenant Farmers Association
Panel 2, at approximately 3.30pm:
- Julia Aglionby, Executive Director, Foundation for Common Land
- Neil Shand, Chief Executive, National Beef Association
- Phil Stocker, Chief Executive, National Sheep Association
Further information
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