Will faraway fields be greener across Irish (or North) Sea?

These hikers in the English Lake Ddistrict will welcome the change of farming policy to help the environment. File Picture.  

Hemmed in by the demands of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, and ever more so by national and EU sustainability policies, farmers have much less freedom in how to run their businesses than many non-farmers realise.

Across the water, farmers got their chance in 2016 to break clear of the chains, in the UK’s Brexit vote, and many said yes.