Post-Brexit policy chaos may mean farmers miss nature-friendly payments

Fewer than 2,000 farms have applied to sustainable farming scheme replacing EU system in England

Farmers may miss out on thousands of pounds after government chaos over the post-Brexit nature-friendly farming schemes caused them not to apply.

These schemes were developed to replace the EU's old subsidy system for farmers, which paid according how much land they managed. The new English system would instead pay for public goods such as improving the environment and enriching biodiversity.