Farmers will receive money for "public goods", such as investment in sustainable food production -- Photo: PAEnvironment Secretary Michael Gove wants to end direct payments based on the amount of land farmed. Instead, farmers will receive money for "public goods", such as investment in sustainable food production. But the National Farmers Union said it should not all be about the environment. "Now the balance has shifted... and this command paper today backs farmers who want to do the right thing. "We'll only give you money if you are contributing to the environment, making sure we have fewer floods, making sure that there are habits for the wildlife that we value, making sure that our water, our rivers are cleaner, and that our air is purer."