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Farming & Forestry - Policies

FF1 FF2 FF3

FF1 - The importance of farming and forestry to the landscape of the AONB is widely understood and promoted

Objectives:

To raise awareness in the wider community of the need for traditional farming practice and its important role in the character of the AONB landscape
To promote the need for new mechanisms to support farming and forestry in the AONB
To raise awareness amongst farmers and land managers of the AONB, and its purpose

FF2 - Farming and forestry practice and diversification within the AONB, which conserves and enhances the area is encouraged and supported

Objectives:

To provide advice and support to land managers on landscape character and its relationship to farming and forestry business practice
In partnership, to help to identify and support local branding and marketing of farm and woodland products to help sustain appropriate land management
To encourage the integration of farming and forestry practice with the management of earth heritage, landscape and the natural and historic environments through the use of whole farm plans/forest design plans
To ensure that information and access to funding schemes is easily available and accessed by land managers to facilitate sustainable management of farmed and wooded land
To encourage sympathetic diversification to help maintain the viability of disused farm buildings, and provide farm income where consistent with policy and the conservation and enhancement of the AONB
To promote a viable mixed farming economy based on high quality food production, including extensive livestock rearing with high standards of animal welfare to conserve and enhance the distinctive AONB landscape
Promote a profitable, high quality local food and wood processing economy to revitalise local farming and forestry, and raise awareness among visitors and residents of the benefits of purchasing locally sourced foods

Objectives:

To provide advice and support to land managers on landscape character and its relationship to farming and forestry business practice
In partnership, to help to identify and support local branding and marketing of farm and woodland products to help sustain appropriate land management
To encourage the integration of farming and forestry practice with the management of earth heritage, landscape and the natural and historic environments through the use of whole farm plans/forest design plans
To ensure that information and access to funding schemes is easily available and accessed by land managers to facilitate sustainable management of farmed and wooded land
To encourage sympathetic diversification to help maintain the viability of disused farm buildings, and provide farm income where consistent with policy and the conservation and enhancement of the AONB
To promote a viable mixed farming economy based on high quality food production, including extensive livestock rearing with high standards of animal welfare to conserve and enhance the distinctive AONB landscape
Promote a profitable, high quality local food and wood processing economy to revitalise local farming and forestry, and raise awareness among visitors and residents of the benefits of purchasing locally sourced foods