Under the new scheme, farmers will be rewarded for environmental measures such as restoring habitats, producing free-range eggs and minimising animal suffering. This will replace the EU's Common Agricultural Policy which sees farmers paid subsidies in accordance with how much land they own. This will initially be focused on eradicating endemic diseases in sheep, pigs and cattle to create more sustainable farming practises. The first is a sustainable farming incentive to support measures such as improving soil health and hedgerows and reducing pesticides. Officials want a more flexible environmental scheme overall than the EU's Common Agricultural Policy allows.

Source: Daily Mail November 30, 2020 00:01 UTC