On May 5th 2023, Barry attended an EFRA oral evidence session into soil health, in which they discussed the barriers to more sustainable soil management; the potential of the Government’s new Environmental Land Management Schemes to address these problems; and other ways that the Government could encourage changes in our food system to deliver better outcomes for soil health.
In this session, Barry questioned James Robinson, England Vice Chair, Nature Friendly Farming Network; Richard Bramley, Chair, NFU Environment Forum; Professor Pippa Chapman, Chair in Biogeochemistry in the School of Geography, University of Leeds and James Woodward, Sustainable farming officer, Sustain Alliance.