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British farmers 'more likely' to profit from improving the environment rather than producing food, study reveals

Producing food for the nation feels like a vocation for so many UK farmers. But is their fundamental role as food growers being undermined by an overreliance to support the environment if it is the only way they can earn a profit?

Chris Brayford
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Between 2020 to 2024, lowland grazing farms and upland grazing farms made, on average, a loss of 拢7,925 and 拢5,550 from food production, the study revealed.
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Between 2020 to 2024, lowland grazing farms and upland grazing farms made, on average, a loss of 拢7,925 and 拢5,550 from food production, the study revealed.

A new study has revealed that struggling livestock farmers in the UK are more likely to profit from improving the environment than producing food. The Green Alliance, an independent think tank and...

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