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England’s farmers to get new payments for cleaning up waterways (www.theguardian.com)

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England’s farmers to get new payments for cleaning up waterways

Environment secretary says Defra will be launching changes to post-Brexit scheme for sustainable farming Helena Horton Environment reporter Mon 28 Jul 2025 18.24 BST

Farmers in England will get new payments for cleaning up the waterways near their land, the environment secretary has said.

Agricultural pollution affects 40% of Britain’s lakes and rivers, as fertiliser and animal waste washes off the land into waterways.

Speaking at the National Farmers’ Union water summit at Beeston Hall farm in West Yorkshire, Steve Reed said his department would be launching changes to the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) scheme that replaced EU subsidies. The SFI, which pays farmers to look after the environment, was frozen this year in a surprise move. The scheme is expected to reopen next year.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

This is like if I regularly shat on a restaurant floor and then they paid me to stop shitting on their floor..