![]() Fewer farmers indicated that they would leave farming, as 9% are planning on retiring or passing the farm onto the next generation and 4% would leave farming for other reasons. Nearly a third (31%) will stay farming but increase productivity and farmers on 22% of holdings will stay farming and grow the business. This proportion has decreased significantly from 53% in October 2021, where it was also the most popular option. Farmers are most likely to stay farming but diversify their business into non-farming areas with 38% of farmers on all holdings selecting this option. Figure 1: Proportion of holdings that understand Defra’s vision for farming, October 2020 to April 2022įarmers who answered that they will need to make changes to their farm business in the next 3 to 5 years were then asked what changes they will need to make (see Figure 4). Farmers on the remaining 4% of holdings didn’t need to know what the future vision meant for farming. ![]() In April 2022, a further 30% said they didn’t know but would be interested to know more. ![]() This is an overall increase from 61% in October 2021 (fully understand 7% roughly understand 54%). When asked if they know what Defra’s vision meant for farming, farmers on 66% of holdings said that they either fully (9%) or roughly (57%) understood Defra’s vision (see Figure 1). In this vision, England’s farmers improve the health of our environment and animals as part of a sustainable, productive agricultural sector. There was mixed sentiment on the relationship between Defra, its Arm’s Length Bodies, and farmers.ĭefra is setting out what they think the future for farming would look like. Calls were made for less regulation and bureaucracy. Apprehension about business viability was evident, often linked to the removal of Basic Payments. There continued to be calls for further information and clarity both on the Future Farming vision and Environmental Land Management Schemes. The most frequently occurring theme in the comments was food security, often linked to the war in Ukraine.The open text comments analysis in section 2 provides context around the statistics. Just under half of farmers on all holdings (47%) feel positive about their future in farming (7% very positive 40% somewhat positive).įarmers had the opportunity to share their thoughts on farming i.e., what was on their mind at the time of the survey.Farmers on nearly two thirds of holdings (65%) are not at all confident that changes to schemes and regulations will lead to a successful future for farming, a decrease from 68% in October 2021. ![]() Farmers on 80% of holdings said that Defra paying for environmental outcomes will be very (56%) or moderately (24%) important to their business in the future.Farmers on 68% of holdings indicated that they will need to make changes to their farm business in the next 3 to 5 years, an increase from 64% in October 2021 and 60% in April 2021.Farmers on 66% of holdings said that they either fully (9%) or roughly (57%) understand Defra’s vision for farming, an overall increase from 61% in October 2021.Farmers were asked questions about business planning, relationships with farming organisations and Defra, new schemes and the future of farming. This report contains estimates from the Farmer Opinion Tracker providing a snapshot of views and opinions towards Defra’s vision for farming at this time.
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