Driving carbon credits as the only way forward has seen a monoculture mindset in New Zealand forestry and a Canterbury farmer is calling for our Emissions Trading Scheme to include agriculture must be adapted to include native trees to improve biodiversity outcomes.

UK-born, Rakaia-based crop & sheep farmer and passionate conservationist, Andrew Luddington, shared his opinion on how we need to make native trees a priority in policy making.

Sarah's Country Opinion Maker is proudly supported by our friends at Farmlands.

For more info: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/topic/opinion/view/pulpit-native-trees-should-be-a-priority

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