Tenant farmers 'concerned' over accessibility to new schemes 19 May 2021 | It is feared many tenant farmers could be excluded from participating in future agri schemes Most tenant farmers hold concerns over accessibility to future agri-environment schemes, according to a survey by the Tenant Farmers' Association. Around 200 tenants and other producers who do not own the land they farm, including those using rights on common land, responded to the body's new survey. It showed that the principal concern regarding new schemes developed through the Environmental Land Management (ELM) model is accessibility. This will see farmers paid for work that enhances the environment, such as tree or hedge planting, river management to mitigate flooding, or creating habitats.