Hedges are grubbed out and trees torn down.
They have grubbed up to such an extent that soon they will have to import wine in order to satisfy local consumption.
When the institute talks about hedgerows having been lost, that does not mean that they have been grubbed up and wiped away.
We are now returning to the same state, because hedgerows have recently been grubbed up only because modern farming methods demand larger fields.
Hundreds of acres of semi-natural woodlands have been grubbed out.
Those orchards miss out on the new area payments unless they are grubbed up and returned to agricultural use.
All orchards grubbed-up under the scheme were of culinary and dessert apples.
Secondly, old varieties need to be grubbed up and replaced with new ones that are more marketable.
