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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
not cropping it for a number of years. These a designated Conservation Manager who takes
grassland areas are seeded for the benefit of his responsibilities seriously.
wild birds and bees (and certain wild animals), Allpress Farms will continue to farm and invest
and the vegetation is allowed to grow to provide in wildlife for the future and look forward to
cover for wildlife and suitable nesting areas. reporting in the near future as to the benefits of
Also, we can create green corridors for nature our recent environmental developments.
to move and thrive through the landscape by
providing buffer strips of 4 to 6 metres around
the fields. The other benefit of this is that the
soil can rest undisturbed and recover from
modern agriculture.
Allpress Farms has set aside a quantity of land
for this specific scheme. In a number of cases
this is simply by utilising the wider buffer strips
as mentioned above, or even parts of fields,
but we have also put aside whole fields which
will be utilising this scheme. As mentioned in
previous articles, we are committed to good
land management practices, and seek to
ensure that the current use of the land at our
disposal is focussed not only on receiving the
advantages the land has to offer, but also on
the upkeep of the land with future use and
benefits in mind. For the business to focus
and manage our environmental goals we have
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