Lord Gardiner, who will be involved in reforming EU farming support post-Brexit, receives £49,000 a year in payments, it has been revealed
Lord Gardiner, Environment minister, receives £49,000 a year in farm subsidies
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EU subsidies help James Dyson to farming profit
Higher EU agricultural subsidies helped the farming business of Sir James Dyson to make a profit for the first time last year. Beeswax Dyson Farming generated a pre-tax profit of £747,000, compared to a loss […]
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New UK farm subsidy regime proposed
The UK Government is planning major changes to how farming is conducted and how farmers are paid. Legislation introduced to Parliament on 12 September would replace payments linked to land with funding for providing “public goods”. […]
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New £60m grant scheme to fund equipment for UK’s farmers
Farming Minister George Eustice announced a new £60m grant scheme that will enable UK farmers to access funds for the purchase of new equipment. Announced in early February 2018, the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme […]