Farming facts
- Over 6 million hectares of land is under active environmental management
- Since 1987 agri-environment schemes have helped to restore
17,000 km of hedgerows across England
- Many British Farmers are using Anaerobic Digesters to create renewable energy from farm, household and industrial waste
- In 2008 almost 40,000 cattle were slaughtered in the UK after testing positive for bovine TB, the numbers are increasing year on year
- UK agriculture has increased productivity by 55% since 1973, however productivity is still lagging behind other countries
- Farmers are growing more than 5,000 hectares of wild bird mixtures, land specifically managed for cover and feed for wild birds
- The findings from the breeding bird survey shows an increase in reed bunting and tree sparrow numbers, both among the highest priority species for conservation in the UK
- All British Cattle have their own unique passport which can trace the animal's mother, their place of birth and any movements throughout its life time
