This practical guide is aimed at encouraging environmentally sensitive farming throughout the various types of farmland in the UK. Farmers and landowners, students, lecturers, advisers and policy-makers should all find the information useful. Many aspects of farming are covered, from crop and livestock management to game management. The introduction covers conservation assessment, environmental audits, status of habitats and species and farm conservation plans. Other chapters examine tillage, pastures and meadows, lowland heath, hill and upland grazing, woodland, hedges, watercourses, farm buildings, livestock, agrochemicals and organic farming. There are also chapters devoted to legal considerations and sources of advice.
- ISBN10 0903138670
- ISBN13 9780903138673
- Publish Date 30 June 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 January 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Format Paperback
- Pages 358
- Language English