A way forward for direct payments to farmers in Wales?

On 7 July 2015 the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in Wales announced the results of a consultation on Proposals for the Basic Payment Scheme for farmers in Wales. The Welsh Government’s original plans for the design of a new Basic Payment Scheme were thrown into disarray when they lost a legal challenge about the fairness of its outcomes for upland farmers in December 2014. The announcement outlined the Welsh Government’s preferred option for a new design.

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ESO: Background information: Farmers to be hit financially as Welsh Government changes payment scheme http://www.europeansources.info/record/farmers-to-be-hit-financially-as-welsh-government-changes-payment-scheme/

Wales: Government: News, 07.07.15: BPS decision announced http://gov.wales/newsroom/environmentandcountryside/2015/10355323/?lang=en

Wales: Government: News: Tag: CAP reform http://gov.wales/newsroom/?f=currentissues&v=CAP+reform&view=Search+results&lang=en

Daily Post, 07.07.15: Flat-rate Basic Payment Scheme decision for Welsh farmers http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/flat-rate-basic-payment-scheme-decision-9606919

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