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Food redistribution charities can submit applications for grants starting at £20,000
More than 50,000 farm businesses are benefitting from farming schemes and more money is being spent through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) than ever
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, addresses the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference.
Lord Collins visits Ghana to drive mutual growth and prosperity.
The Environment Agency is stepping up to support farmers facing slurry storage issues through another potentially difficult winter season.
Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer from July will give the sector a clear path forward and boost farm business resilience.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
At the Farmers Weekly Transition Live Event, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay gave a speech outlining the support available from government for farmers
The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
The claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements has opened on Thursday 14 March.
Government announces an extension to the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief.
Prime Minister and Environment Secretary attend NFU Conference and announce range of measures to ensure all farmers and producers are treated fairly.
Environment Secretary announces major updates for farmers, with an increase in funding and reduction in red tape this summer.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window.
The project “Upscaling innovative ‘planting-baskets’ to restore landscape diversity, and enhance climate-resilient livelihoods” is a Darwin Initiative Innovation Project, funded through the UK government’s Biodiversity Chall…
Farming groups and landowners encouraged to bid for share of £2.5 million Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund
The first farmers to sign up for the new and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have this week received their first payment.
The new and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has started to accept applications from today.
The 2024 Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreement application deadline has been extended until the 15th September.
Over £14 million is being made available in two new competition rounds to back research into innovative farming solutions.
Funding drives forward government’s commitment to increase farm productivity and build on our world-leading animal health and welfare standards
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