{"id":1731,"date":"2021-11-12T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/?page_id=1731"},"modified":"2025-12-12T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:55:30","slug":"the-agricultural-transition-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/?page_id=1731","title":{"rendered":"The Agricultural Tra &hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hitter-hill-g62310f8f6_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Farming is Changing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/954283\/agricultural-transition-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Agricultural Transition Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/em> sets out the changes the Government intends to make to agricultural policy in England from 1 January 2021. It also covers what these changes will mean for farmers and land managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/954283\/agricultural-transition-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Agricultural Transition Plan<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in full by clicking <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/954283\/agricultural-transition-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also more information on the changes that will happen within the farming industry between now and 2024 to be found in a booklet called <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1003924\/farming-changing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farming is Changing<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sets out the latest information on farming policy in England from 1 January 2021. It will be updated as needed and aims to remove some uncertainty.  Email <a href=\"mailto:rural.payments@defra.gov.uk\">rural.payments@defra.gov.uk<\/a> for a physical copy of the \u2018Farming is Changing\u2019 publication. Please remember to include your full postal address.   The booklet gives information that farmers and those in the farming industry might need to get ready for the coming changes, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>phasing out direct payments<\/li><li>changing how farmers and land managers work together<\/li><li>changing rules and regulations<\/li><li>grant programmes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Direct-payment-reduction-rate.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Direct-payment-reduction-rate.png 936w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Direct-payment-reduction-rate-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Direct-payment-reduction-rate-768x394.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below shows worked examples of how different BPS amounts will reduce over the period:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BPS-Reduction-examples.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BPS-Reduction-examples.png 934w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BPS-Reduction-examples-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/BPS-Reduction-examples-768x477.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Farming is Changing booklet can be viewed here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/farming-changing.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Embed of farming-changing..\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/farming-changing.pdf\">farming-changing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefarminglifecentre.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/farming-changing.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Farming is Changing The Agricultural Transition Plan sets out the changes the Government intends to make to agricultural policy in England from 1 January 2021. 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