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<p>Leaving the EU and the Common Agricultural Policy gives us an opportunity to transform
our agricultural policy into a fairer system that will help farm businesses across
all sectors thrive. We are committed to delivering value for money to the taxpayer
while supporting British agriculture and the environment. We will publish for consultation
a command paper setting out our proposals later this Spring.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s
manifesto commit to provide the same cash total in funding for farm support until
the end of this parliament, expected in 2022. This offers a greater level of security
and certainty for the UK farming sector than anywhere else in the EU, where funding
is only guaranteed until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to improving and
simplifying our existing farm support systems. We have recently announced four new
Countryside Stewardship offers, including an offer specifically for the arable sector,
along with a simplified application process for 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary
of State recently met representatives of the sugar beet industry to hear the industry’s
views. The removal of EU sugar beet quotas, which the government pressed for, allows
British growers to move towards competing on a level-playing field with other sugar
producers around the world, including by opening up export opportunities for beet
sugar production.</p><p>.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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