And all that remains is coarse, petty, mean, dehumanizing, materialistic agora-mammonism ...
"Basically, what we are seeing is a big drive towards intensification which will put huge strains on the environment," he says. "Set-aside has been abolished with hardly any thought to the implications. We are predicting a threat to many wild species. Biodiversity will feel the heat from this.
"The pressures are quite controversial for farmers", he says.
"We are asked to deliver food for reasonable prices and, at the same time, we are asked to maintain biodiversity.
"And it's a difficult question; should we do the biodiversity thing or should we respond to the market requirements? I don't think we can do both.
"I think a fundamental change is coming. It's that farmers will concentrate less on their role as custodians of the countryside and more on providers of food. The return a farmer gets from the market will always come first."
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