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The article offers information on the plans of the government in Great Britain to deal with the European Union agricultural rules after Brexit. Topics discussed include the formation of an agriculture policy in the country, the views of Brexit secretary David Davis on it, and the views of Michael Russell, Scotland's minister for Brexit negotiations, on the Great Repeal Bill White Paper that is intended to replace the European Union agricultural rules.

The article reports that the agriculture rules preventing farmers from dredging and maintaining ditches unless they complete lots of documentation have finally been relaxed in Great Britain. Farmers across England can now undertake low-level work on their own land without needing to seek Environment Agency (EA) consent. Defra said the relaxation would remove unnecessary paper permits and allow the EA to focus its efforts on wider strategic flood-risk management.

The article reports that some farmers are expected to make a last-minute filing of common agricultural policy (CAP) Basic Payment applications, with eligible farmers in England due to start their Basic Payment Scheme paper form applications.