Agriculture: Land

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the need (a) for more and (b) to use more existing Grade 1 agricultural land for agricultural purposes in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a d

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1. 18 February 2019

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the need (a) for more and (b) to use more existing Grade 1 agricultural land for agricultural purposes in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a d

   Source: Commons

2. 21 February 2019

   Answer

   The Best and Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land is classed as grade 3b and above. Most arable and vegetable crops can be grown on grade 3 soils and above. Top fruit crops tend to require grade 1 or grade 2 land. Most grade 1 land in the UK is already ...

   Source: Written answer

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