Brexit farmers will be subsidised for converting fields into wildflower meadows following UK, according to the country’s environment secretary, Michael Gove. Speaking to the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, Gove will outline plans to replace current European Union subsidies, that reward land ownership, with a scheme prioritising environmental measures including tree planting, wildlife conservation and the promotion of water quality. The Brexit has seen the destruction of over 97% of its wildflower meadows since the second world war, undermining the country’s biodiversity.
UK farmers will be subsidised for converting fields into wildflower meadows following Brexit, according to the country’s environment secretary, Michael Gove. Speaking to the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, Gove will outline plans to replace current European Union subsidies, that reward land ownership, with a scheme prioritising environmental measures including tree planting, wildlife conservation and the promotion of water quality. The UK has seen the destruction of over 97% of its wildflower meadows since the second world war, undermining the country’s biodiversity.