Debate

OFC debate: Should the UK embrace mega-dairies?

'Few issues in farming have provoked as much debate as economies of scale. Whether it’s the arguments over the failed bid to create an 8,000-cow herd at Nocton, the glazed superstructure of Thanet Earth, or the sheer size of the global corporations that operate in the industry, farmers are split over whether these are signs of progress to embrace, or pose a threat to UK farming itself.'

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/15/12/2012/136701/OFC-debate-Should-the-UK-embrace-mega-dairies.htm

Council stance against wind farms to be turned into official policy

'Earlier this year, the authority said “enough is enough” to the proliferation of wind farms across Lincolnshire in recent years.'

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2012/12/council-stance-against-wind-farms-to-be-turned-into-official-policy/

Lincolnshire councillors are calling for a referendum on continued membership of the European Union.

'The Conservative group at Lincolnshire County Council, supported by Liberal Democrat and independent councillors — but opposed by the Labour group — voted through a motion on Friday calling on David Cameron to agree to a binding referendum on continued membership of the European Union.'

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2012/12/lincolnshire-councillors-call-for-eu-exit-referendum/