Policy paper

The future for food, farming and the environment: policy statement (2018)

A statement setting out England’s agricultural policy for the next 10 years and how the Agriculture Bill will help achieve this.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 13 September 2018
• Last updated: 14 September 2018 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 25 February 2020

An update providing further detail of England’s agricultural policy and how the Agriculture Bill will help us achieve this has been published:

• The future for food, farming and the environment: policy statement (2020)

Documents

Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit - policy statement

HTML

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Policy statement - timeline

PDF, 115 KB, 3 pages

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Agriculture Bill: Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments

PDF, 4.02 MB, 47 pages

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Agriculture Bill: Analysis and economic rationales for government intervention

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Details

This policy statement sets out our expectations for agricultural policy for England over the next 10 years. It also outlines how the Agriculture Bill will set the foundations to achieve this.

This document focuses on policy for England. We will be working with the rest of the UK to develop any necessary UK-wide legislation and administrative common frameworks.

Published 13 September 2018
Last updated 14 September 2018 + show all updates

1. 14 September 2018

   Replaced the policy statement with a HTML version and added the timeline as a separate document.

2. 13 September 2018

   First published.