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FARMING groups have welcomed the Government s consultation on changes to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) to support farmers through the agricultural transition period from now until 2027. The consultation will be open for 12 weeks and seeks to gain responses from the agricultural sector on two key areas: n Lump sum exit scheme: The government proposes to offer farmers, who would like to retire or leave the industry, a lump sum payment to help them do this in a planned and managed way. n Delinked payments: The Government plans to phase Direct Payments out over a gradual seven-year transition period. The consultation includes plans to separate the payment from the amount of land farmed from 2024, as well as encouraging farmers to take up the Government’s new environmental land management schemes, which will reward sustainable food production and environmental improvements. ....
Rallying cry for inquiry into boosting rural productivity 27 May 2021 | Rural productivity is 18% below the UK average, according to the Country Land and Business Association A cross-party group of MPs and Peers has launched an inquiry that will explore how to boost farming communities and the wider rural economy following the pandemic. The inquiry, run by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse, will explore why rural productivity is 18% below the UK average and identify solutions to help bridge the divide. The inquiry will focus on numerous issues, including digital connectivity, the planning system, land use, rural skills, the tax system and wider government processes. ....
Measures to crackdown on water companies that pollute rivers and legal targets to halt species decline will be debated as the much-delayed Environment ....
A post-Brexit bill triggering the biggest shake-up of the UK's environmental regulation in decades has returned to parliament today following delays. ....
Don t show me this message again✕ Farmers fear a no-tariff deal could see the UK flooded with cheap and lower-quality meat (Getty Images) Opposition to the UK government’s prospective Australia trade deal continues to rage, with farmers claiming the proposals are “wholly irresponsible” and the SNP throwing down a gauntlet for Scottish secretary Alister Jack to “fight back” or resign. Reports this week that – following fierce opposition within cabinet – international trade secretary Liz Truss had been given the go-ahead by Boris Johnson to offer a 15-year transition period eventually allowing Australian exporters unfettered access to the UK market, free of protections requested by British farmers, were immediately met with outcry. ....