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Farming Today - 16/07/2009

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Farming must reduce its carbon emissions by six per cent over the next ten years. The target in the government's Low Carbon Transition Plan has been criticsed by some as being too modest, and welcomed by others as achieveable. Charlotte Smith looks into what changes farmers are going to have to make and asks the agriculture minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, if this is a realistic target or if it is too low.