Farmers in England to be paid for looking after soil health from next year
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5SJZ8)
Environmental groups say scheme falls far short of farming reforms promised after Brexit
Farmers will be paid for looking after England's soils for the first time from next year, when the first stage of the government's new support payments begins.
Environmental groups criticised the measures as puny and accused ministers of failing in their promises to use the UK's departure from the EU to strengthen environmental protections and reduce the damaging impacts of farming.
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