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There
is a change of emphasis in farming today, spurred on by reforms
to the Common Agricultural Policy that encourages sustainable
farming practices that are sensitive to the environment.
Conservation
management plays a central role in these reforms.
Participation in environmental and conservation schemes,
rather than production quota,
being the basis for calculating the payments farmers
receive from the public purse.
The
Red Ruby Devon is ideally suited to this new “landscape” and
is recognised by many conservation organisations as being a
preferred breed of cattle for grazing land with conservation
value.
They need very little supplementary feeding.
Damage caused by poaching around feeders is therefore minimised.
The
Red Ruby Devon has known this for a few hundred years!
Now others are recognising its abilities not just as a
premium beef animal but as an essential part of the conservation
jigsaw.
The
Red Ruby Devon is a gentle, docile grazer causing minimal damage
to grassland. They
will graze and thrive
on marginal land, and unimproved permanent pastures.
The
Red Ruby Devon is the perfect solution for maximising profits
from production and
environmental management programmes. The Red Ruby Devon is one of the traditional
breeds recognised by Natural England and can attract an extra
payment per hectare as part of Higher Level Stewardship Schemes.
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