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Waiting game for Higher Tier Stewardship access continues

David Morley, of H&H Land and Estates said with a dwindling Basic Payment Scheme and no means of making up this lost income, it was farmers who have demonstrated a 鈥榣ong-term commitment to delivering environmental enhancement who are being unfairly penalised'

Rachael Brown
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Waiting game for Higher Tier Stewardship access continues

There is still no new information from Defra on how existing Higher Level Stewardship agreement holders can switch to the new scheme without a penalty, leaving many farmers, especially those in the uplands,...

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