Agricultural subsidies will be restructured after a Brexit deal is made , with the government guaranteeing present EU - level subsidies until the end in 2022 , according to Environmental Minister Michael Gove . Farmers will be paid for " public goods " , such as tree - planting and water access , and the European Union 's Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) policy will be replaced with a system that rewards efficiency rather than the amount of land owned , Gove indicated . Applications have been made for assurances that UK farmers will not suffer from future trade deals that allow imports produced according to lower environmental or quality standards .
Farming subsidies will be restructured after a Brexit deal is made, with the government guaranteeing present EU-level subsidies until the election in 2022, according to Environmental Secretary Michael Gove. Farmers will be paid for "public goods", such as meadow-planting and countryside access, and the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) policy will be replaced with a system that rewards efficiency rather than the amount of land owned, Gove indicated. Calls have been made for assurances that UK farmers will not suffer from future trade deals that allow imports produced according to lower environmental or welfare standards.