Gove's farming shake-up is a missed opportunity for health and harmony | Catherine Broomfield

We need to break the link between corporate interests and agriculture. Mixed, sustainable farming is the way forwardMichael Gove's agriculture bill - the first such legislation since 1947 - is not before time. It sets out to replace the existing agriculture subsidy systems, based on direct payment for acres owned, to a system that links payments directly to farmers' delivery of vital environmental outcomes. This has to be a move in the right direction for the environment, and should also provide smaller farms with a fairer share of the subsidy pot. Related: Big farmers to see funding cut post-Brexit after Gove shakeup Continue reading...