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https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/26/england-has-shown-the-w...
Sorry about the pay wall. I thought I could share as a gift article, but evidently not.
Couple of quotes from article:
"To get public money, English farmers must now choose to do things that provide public goods, such as establishing hedgerows or growing plants that feed insects and birds. Some activities, such as monitoring the condition of the soil, pay a few pounds per hectare; others are worth much more. "
"The removal of per-hectare subsidies has made farming harder and riskier, which may explain why the land market has cooled. Since the Brexit vote in 2016 the price of ordinary arable land in England has increased by 12%. In Scotland and Wales, which have been slower to abandon per-hectare payments, it is up by 46% and 33% respectively."
"New Zealand abolished agricultural subsidies in the 1980s and replaced them with nothing."
In essence, must supply a public good to receive public money. You can argue about the term "public good".
Also thought it was interesting the land value differences. I didn't realize the parts of the UK were treated differently. I did know Scotland has a more independent government structure and has a vote to separate from the UK now and then.
Edited by H3f 3/29/2026 19:34
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England and farm subsidies