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Organic livestock production in the hills and uplands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

R. Keatinge
R. Keatinge*
Affiliation:
ADAS Redesdale, Rochester, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1SB
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Extensively managed grassland (predominantly hill and upland) represents three quarters of the total land area converted to organic production in the UK. This has occurred because of the availability of conversion aid payments, the downturn in conventional lamb prices towards the end of the 1990’s, and a perception that hill and upland farming is already part way towards organic. Organic farming is further encouraged through the Hill Farming Allowance (HFA) scheme, which provides a 10% enhancement for organic production.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 237
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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