Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme 'landmark m...

What’s Happening

So basically The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.

Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme landmark moment for Wales 2 days ago Save Steffan Messenger Wales environment correspondent Save BBC Dairy farmer Gethin Hughes dropped he had decided to to the scheme Wales controversial post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers has come in, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU. It will provide payments with a greener focus and see farms agree to a checklist of requirements. (it feels like chaos)

Farms have to actively manage at least 10% of their land as habitat to join, and while some have land that qualifies, many dairy farmers say they dont.

The Details

Farming union NFU Cymru warned the protest-hit scheme still needed work, but after an “enormous rollercoaster” ride it was now “acceptable to the industry”. Getty Concerns about the Sustainable Farming Scheme contributed to a wave of protests Wales in 2024 Rural affairs secretary Huw Irranca-Davies called it “a landmark moment for Wales” and dropped an early test would be how many farmers .

New Year 2026 is “fr significant” for Welsh agriculture, dropped Abi Reader, NFU Cymrus deputy president, who owns a dairy farm in Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan. “This is a once in a generation change to farm support payments and theres a lot of expectation riding on this,” she dropped.

Why This Matters

For decades farms had received more than £300m a year in EU subsidies, d out largely based on how much land they had. Getting a replacement plan in place after Brexit - known as the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) - had been “an absolutely enormous rollercoaster”, Ms Reader dropped. Unions had branded earlier versions of the governments plans as “unworkable” and they contributed to a wave of protests in 2024, including the largest ever seen outside the Senedd.

The scientific community tends to find developments like this significant.

Key Takeaways

• After further negotiations, final details were unveiled this summer .
• Farms joining the SFS will have to commit to 12 so-called universal actions in exchange for their entry-level payment.

The Bottom Line

After further negotiations, final details were unveiled this summer . Farms joining the SFS will have to commit to 12 so-called universal actions in exchange for their entry-level payment.

Are you here for this or nah?