The United Kingdom’s exit from the EU will bring significant challenges for the country’s agricultural sector, according to a report published on Wednesday 3 May by the UK’s House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee (see EUROPE 11779).
The report calls for a “transitional period” to allow UK farmers to survive and prosper post-Brexit.
“Life after the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy will not be easy for the many UK farmers who rely on its financial support”,...