• PHOTO: Diana Fear, Central West Farming Systems.
THE Federal Government is calling for feedback on a potential new scheme to allow farmers to cash in on environment improvements they make to their land - with big businesses eyed as the ones likely to bankroll it.
Although it is farmers who could be set for a big windfall, some farmers remain sceptical that the idea will work.
Draft legislation has just been released for public feedback on a proposed scheme which rewards landholders who restore or manage local habitat by granting . . .
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