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

Farmers in England unsure what to plant as post-Brexit payments delayed

Tractors carrying out deep bed shaping followed by seed sowing at Burnham Overy in north Norfolk
Last year, only 224 farmers in England received payments under SFI. Photograph: Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Farmers in England are being left without crucial nature recovery payments and unsure of what to plant after delays to a post-Brexit scheme.

The sustainable farming incentive (SFI) is part of a package of payments that is replacing the EU’s common agricultural policy, which paid land managers for the amount of land in their care. The aim of the SFI is to pay farmers to look after nature, soil and other public goods, rather than simply for farming and owning land.

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