Cameron urges British farmers to tap into environmental market

FARMERS can help tackle global warming by doing everything from supplying wool for home insulation and growing energy crops to making breeze blocks out of hemp or producing biomass for heat and power, British Tory leader David Cameron said yesterday.

Mr Cameron told the Oxford Farming Conference that the agri-industry in Britain needs to tap into new environmental markets.

“Fuel crops have the potential to help meet our environmental objectives, help provide energy security and help provide our farmers with a new source of income.