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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 focuses on the impact on British farmers of the changes to the Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) scheme as the first 26,000 agreements come up for renewal during 2010/2011. The removal of paper-based management planning options is identified as a key modification to the new scheme. Amendments to management prescriptions, like those for mixed stocking, and amendments to the establishment of skylark plots are among other changes. It notes that farmers would be paid to apply environmentally-friendly measures under the ELS scheme.

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.

The article reports on British farm minister George Eustice's claim that majority of farmers will not change their farming practices to comply with the greening measures of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Eustice said that a paper has been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) which estimates that 7 percent of farmers need to change their farming practices. He believes that the remaining 93 percent will be satisfied with the rule changes.

The article reports on the proposal of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to change the standard payment rates for farmers in each of the three regions of England. The region is divided into lowland, severely disadvantaged areas and moorland under the Single Payment Scheme. An overview of the proposal contained in the common agricultural policy (CAP) consultation paper published on October 31, 2013 is provided.

This article deals with the rules proposed by the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in September 2005. The rules aim to stop farmers undertaking large-scale restructuring projects. The government has published a consultation paper which proposes that farmers should be required to contact the Rural Development Service before they carry out the large-scale removal or addition of hedges, walls, fences, tracks and ditches. It also proposes they seek permission if they want to re-contour agricultural land or create or fill in a lake or reservoir. For area-based projects, the lowest figure suggested is 123 acres of non-sensitive land or 50 acres of sensitive land.

Focuses on the potential impact of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy on the subsidies of farmers in Great Britain. Overview of the compromise paper from farm commissioner Franz Fischler; Views on member states that retain schemes for linking subsidies to production; Benefits of the policy to farmers.