A record number of farmers and rural landowners say they do not understand the government’s vision for the future of agriculture, according to a government survey.
Farming is undergoing a huge transition from relying on EU-style subsidies to “green Brexit” ones based on improvements for nature.
Groups including the Country Land and Business Association have criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for uncertainty amid the switchover.
Two-fifths of farmers said they did not understand Defra’s vision for farming, according to government figures, the highest level since records started three years ago. In 2019 it was a third.
