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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Thousands of farmers facing uncertainty over payments to protect nature

Thousands of farmers may have to abandon long-running nature projects as Government payments they receive for environmental benefits are set to expire at the end of this year, with no confirmed replacement.

Information obtained by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) under freedom of information laws shows that 5,830 Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements will end in December.

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