Agri-environmental subsidies could offer more stable farm income than direct payments

Agri-environment subsidies could provide more stable farm incomes than direct payments, a new study of farms in England and Wales has found.

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Agri-environmental subsidies could offer more stable farm income than direct payments

But farms in Less Favoured Areas, predominantly upland livestock farms, did not see the same stability benefits from agri-environment payments, according to the research. Ms Harkness said: "Farms in...

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