Schemes
The Farmer Network has announced that it will be running a Sustainable Farming Incentive workshop to help farmers get ready for the next round of the scheme.
The Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme has been extended until the end of 2026, following successful negotiations between NFU and Defra.
Agri Politics
The NFU has welcomed the focus on integrated pest management (IPM) in the government's new pesticide national action plan (NAP)
Environment
The Soil Association (SA) has slammed the government's decision to stop taking new applications under the Sustainable Farming Initiative.
The National Farmers Union has called the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) a "failing department".
The Government has today confirmed, it has injected more than £343 million into the rural economy in the first week of December
The first Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements for 2024 are now live as the government aims to...
GSC Grays has said the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offered more opportunities for...
Agri-Business
Farming Minister Mark Spencer has said the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) "gives...
The decision to limit the impact of land being taken out of food production under the Sustainable...
New measures will limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
More than 10,000 farmers have now applied for the latest round of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (Defra) SFI.
GSC Grays has said the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), despite its problems and delays, may...
Farmers with live SFI 2023 agreements before the end of the year will receive accelerated payments in the first month of their agreements.
Farmers can start registering their interest for the Sustainable Farming incentive (SFI) from this...
Farm Building
Defra has announced £10 million in grants for farmers in England to help them modernise facilities and replace older cattle buildings.
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 will start accepting applications in a controlled rollout from August.
Some farms could be better off under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and could justify a transition to regenerative farming, according to GSC Grays.
