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Article: Reaping the rewards of environmental care.(News)
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- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- May 18, 2005
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Byline: By Anna Lognonne
Cross-compliance may be the buzzword in the corridors at Defra at the moment but the concept of farming for the benefit of the environment is nothing new to Teesdale farmers Maurice and Kath Toward.
They realised at the end of the 80s that environmental payments were going to come to the fore in agriculture and for the last 15 or so years they have been managing their farm in a way that will protect and enhance the local wildlife.
Herdship Farm near Harwood-in-Teesdale in the North Pennines ...