Bailey Hemphill is a policy advisor in Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive team.
Her team is part of the Environmental Land Management Programme.
Bailey and her team are responsible for developing standards for the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme pilot.
This scheme is one of three new environmental land management schemes that will be introduced over the next few years.
Bailey is also the Environmental Land Management Programme policy lead for the Environment Bill.
In this blog post, I’ll share how we have worked with the farming community to develop the standards for the Sustainable Farming Incentive from 2021.
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7 October Dairy Show at The Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset.
10 October Alwinton Show at Gallow Law, Alwinton, Northumberland.
Find a list of the other shows and events we’re attending in 2026
The Farming Advice Service (FAS) provides free, confidential advice to farmers and advisers.
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) helps farmers in England protect water, air and soil. CSF advisers can provide advice on best practices and specific actions that will benefit your farm business and the environment.
We’ve compiled a list of organisations offering wellbeing support to those in the farming community.
Read the new guidance to understand what the changes could mean for your business and how to prepare.
