The government is planning a new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme to replace the EU's greening requirements in the UK.
This scheme will reward farmers for the delivery of environmental public goods and services and will pay for improved air, water and soil quality, measures to increase biodiversity, climate change mitigation, as well as cultural benefits and protection of historic environments.
It is expected that the scheme will be rolled out in late 2024.
George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, commented: ''The so-called greening requirements have added little to our environmental efforts. We believe that farmers will benefit from this reduced bureaucratic burden next year as we begin the move towards our new Environmental Land Management scheme which will deliver greater benefits for the environment. We will be setting out more detail in the autumn on how we will ensure a smooth transition for our farmers as they move towards our new, fairer agricultural system, which will reward them for the hard work that they do to protect our environment.''
