The plans would see farmers rewarded for planting woodland, boosting wildlife, improving water quality and recreating wildflower meadows. 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 .
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 .