Many believe our obsession with cheap food has not done our farming or our environment any favours. Under new plans, farmers in England will need to cut carbon emissions, create more space for wildlife and make improvements to animal welfare to access public money. The Government will be gradually phasing out the “direct payments” per hectare handed to farmers under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, instead, the money will be used to fund a new scheme. Campaigners have broadly welcomed the shift towards prioritising the environment. That plea for change was echoed by Craig Bennett of the Wildlife Trusts recently, who claims that the EU Common Agricultural Policy has “wreaked devastation on our wildlife” and caused “deep-seated issues in farming communities. Nature needs the help promised by this government and we cannot afford to waste any more time,” Bennett said. With this change in hand, we will be asking the…