05-04-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com

Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen

Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future schemeFarmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen.The environment secretary, Steve Reed, recently announced that the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), which pays farmers for making space for nature on their land, would be paused and overhauled before June’s spending review. The scope of
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