Progress towards reaching net-zero carbon emissions on beef farms is being hindered by financial barriers and policymaker indecision, a new study reveals. Beef farmers in Devon's "Ruby Country" are taking steps to promote good soil health and biodiversity. This includes adopting sustainable farming practices, such as low-input grassfed cattle, organic approaches and planting hedges. But their work is being hampered by a lack of clarity about developing policy agendas, which net-zero farming approaches will be subsidised and to what extent. The farmers have also raised concerns about taking land out of food production, how to secure grants for large-scale infrastructure, funding for smaller or specialist equipment, rewards for work already carried out, and planning barriers on infrastructure.
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