CPRE Oxfordshire strongly supports countryside stewardship, and believes that the role that farmers' play in the beauty and diversity of our countryside is often undervalued.

CPRE's Vision for the Future of Farming

In its Vision for the Future of Farming, CPRE has outlined the changes to farming practice and agricultural policy that it would like to see by 2026. They include a price premium for famers who adopt environmental sustainability standards, fairer milk prices for dairy farmers and farms producing renewable energy through sensitively designed and located small-scale schemes.

See: CPRE public survey finds people want farmers to be custodians of the landscape

See: CPRE's Vision for the Future of Farming (pdf)

Farmers help to maintain the character of our landscapes

Without farmers to maintain our countryside, familiar landscape features such as hedgerows, drystone walls, pastures, meadows, woods, and traditional barns, that contribute to the unique character of the English countryside, could disappear. Livestock farming is particularly important to the countryside, as a key part of local food networks and for maintaining landscape character and wildlife habitats.

Find Out More

Below are a list of links to further information regarding this campaign: