Common Agricultural Policy

From more secure supply chains to a surge in cleantech innovation, the government's plan to reform farming subsidies post-Brexit has implications beyond the farmers' field

Environment Secretary sets out further detail on post-Brexit plans for the UK farming sector, promising stronger voice for Defra in Whitehall

Party seeks farming subsidy regime redesign as it launches raft of policy proposals aimed at boosting animal welfare standards across meat production chain

Calls for government to boost natural environment follow promises from Michael Gove that post-Brexit subsidy reforms will incentivise environmentally friendly farming

Defra Secretary Michael Gove's speech to Oxford Farming Conference 2018 - in full

Drop in applicants to the Countryside Stewardship scheme prompts farming and green groups to warn Brexit uncertainty is threatening current environmental efforts

Actual grocery bills may be double that shown on till receipts when environmental and health costs to society from food production are included, research suggests

Report by think tank Bright Blue sets out a vision for post-Brexit farming that would incentivise measures to boost ecosystems, woodland, and peatland

Setting up a private market in water management could see farmers earn money from businesses in areas susceptible to flooding, analysis by Green Alliance and the National Trust finds

YouGov poll for Country Land and Business Association (CLA) finds strong support for continued investment in preserving and managing countryside