NFU will continue to highlight the danger of Chinese lanterns
The NFU has vowed to continue its fight against the menace of Chinese lanterns, despite Government ruling out a ban.The NFU has vowed to continue its fight against the menace of Chinese lanterns, despite Government ruling out a ban. Speaking in the House of Commons earlier this month, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg recognised farmers’ concerns about the risks that lanterns pose to livestock and crops, but did not agree to an outright ban. Despite this, the NFU says it will continue to do all it can to educate people and to avert the tragedies caused by lanterns, including crop fires and