Defra unveils upgrades to post-Brexit green farming subsidy regime

Michael Holder
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Farmers set for uplift in green farming subsidy payments, as well as expansion of incentives to support agroforestry and improved cycle and pathway maintenance

A flurry of changes to the UK's fledgling green farming subsidy regime, including increased payments and an expansion to environmental incentives, have been unveiled today by the government in a move Ministers...

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