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UK risks falling short of climate and nature targets with Government delays to upland farming support

New analysis shows hill farmers are only receiving 8% or 拢39m of the Government's new farming support scheme, the Sustainable Farming Incentive, despite the uplands occupying 鈥榓round 15% of England's area'

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock 鈥� 5 min read
UK risks falling short of climate and nature targets with Government delays to upland farming support

Hill farmers' livelihoods are at risk from delays to new Government support schemes, with upland areas in England receiving 鈥榣ess than their promised share' of new farming support, resulting in growing...

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