Arable Land Ecology Pasture 
Sustainable Food Trust
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The goats, and to some extent the cows, have been replaced by sheep in recent times, a shift that speaks to the widespread social, cultural and ecological degradation that has occurred thanks to more than two centuries of Highland Clearances , followed by agricultural intensification.
Sustainable Food Trust
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
In periods of high rainfall, grasslands and woodlands soak up water much more effectively than arable land, reducing the speed of runoff and the risk of rivers bursting their banks.[xvii] Ecological Entomology 40, 124–135 (2015). cattle industry. xvii] Milazzo, F. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 348, 108443 (2023).
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