Post-Brexit subsidy scheme leaves UK farmers ‘hugely frustrated’
by Adam Forrest
Jan 04, 2024
3 minutes
Farmers remain “hugely frustrated” with Rishi Sunak’s government over post-Brexit subsidy payments, as ministers set out the long-awaited replacement for the EU’s agricultural support scheme.
Environment secretary Steve Barclay promised it would be “easier” for farmers to get help as he revealed the structure of payments – including hundreds of pounds per hectare for maintaining habitats.
But the National Farmers Union (NFU) said there were still “more questions than answers”, long after .
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