john watson is a tenant farmer at yew tree farm, which was one of beatrix potter's.s income. he voted to remain in the eu. life is very uncertain at the moment. what's happening with brexit is going to have a huge, huge impact on these sorts of farms. i don't make any money. i struggle, year in, year out, trying all different forms of diversification, to try and bring money in because i'm one of these idiots that actually loves farming. i love working with animals. i love being out in this beautiful countryside. as a fell farmer, i cannot survive without subsidy. there, i've said it! i need the subsidy. the common agricultural policy was designed to boost productivity. controversially, the subsidies are based on how much land is owned, not on what a farm produces. uk farmers received 3.1 billion euros last year. pickles ran the village shop and gave subsidies to the local farmers. while some people really liked pickles‘ payments, others got fed up with being told what to do and won't be dipping in to pickles‘ pot any longer. so far, the uk government has pledged to r