Environmental campaigners are demanding major changes to European farming to benefit wildlife and rural communities.
The call has come as the European Commission launches a review of the controversial Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP.
It is vowing to bring in greener policies and tighten controls on multi-billion pound-a-year subsidies to farmers.
Cash handouts to farmers regardless of production have already been banished, virtually eradicating the legendary milk and wine lakes and butter and beef mountains.