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<p>The seven year agricultural transition period in England, as set out in the Agriculture
Bill, will make sure there is a gradual transition from the current system to the
new, avoiding a cliff edge for farm businesses of all sizes. It will give all farmers
sufficient time to adapt and prepare for the new Environmental Land Management system
which will be piloted and rolled out during the transition.</p><p>During the transition,
we will apply reductions to Direct Payments in a fair way, with higher reductions
initially applied to amounts in higher payment bands.</p><p>This method balances the
views of those who feel recipients of the highest payments should initially face higher
reductions with the strong calls for the reductions to be shared amongst all farmers
from the start of the transition.</p>
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