‘We’re only seeing the negative’: UK farmers on Brexit and losing the common agricultural policy

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In the third of our series looking at the impact of the Brexit trade deal, the Guardian talks to farmers about the difficulties they face

In Scotland, there is a similar gripe. The country reckons it will lose out on approximately £93m between 2021-25.

that will prioritise better practices in farming and environmental protection with financial incentives for moves such as reduction in fertiliser use or the maintenance of moorlands. “Most farmers still don’t know what it is that they’ll be signing up to in future years, or what they’ll have to do to meet the requirements of any new scheme,” he adds.Photograph: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images

For the NFU, which was vocal about the need to maintain trade and animal welfare standards, Brexit is still causing uncertainty for farm businesses six years after the referendum.“Brexit was always going to lead to considerable change for farm businesses in the UK, with the end of free movement of labour and the CAP and a restructuring of our trading relationship with the EU and the rest of the world.

 

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