Widespread anger among farming communities over ‘unrealistic’ emissions target

Farmers have described the emissions target as “unrealistic”, with some cattle farmers believing they will be forced to cull their cattle herd (Ben Birchall/PA)

There has been widespread anger among farming communities over the Government’s decision to agree a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector.

Many farmers said they have been working towards a target of slashing emissions by 18%, with many hoping it would be capped at 22%.