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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Farm income falls in England after extreme weather and subsidy cuts

combine harvester cutting a cereal crop in a field in Wiltshire
Cereal farms in England saw a 73% drop in income last year, according to data from Defra. Photograph: Martin Stokes/Alamy

Income fell on almost all farm types in England last year, as extreme weather hit yields and the government cut subsidies.

Farmers fear future hits to their industry after a hugely unpopular change to agricultural property relief which means some farms will be saddled with a large, unexpected tax bill, and a surprise, severe cut to the EU-derived basic payments scheme meaning a shortfall in cash that they had not predicted.

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