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

Post-Brexit policy chaos may mean farmers miss nature-friendly payments

Farmland in West Yorkshire near Leeds
Farmland in West Yorkshire near Leeds. Photograph: Kelvin Jay/Getty Images

Farmers may miss out on thousands of pounds after government chaos over the post-Brexit nature-friendly farming schemes caused them not to apply.

These schemes were developed to replace the EU’s old subsidy system for farmers, which paid according how much land they managed. The new English system would instead pay for public goods such as improving the environment and enriching biodiversity.

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