Publishing the Agricultural Transition Plan
Today the government publishes the Agricultural Transition Plan (ATP). It represents the biggest shift in farm policy for 50 years.
Janet Hughes is the Programme Director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme (FFCP).
This programme will transform the way we regulate and support agriculture and the countryside environment.
Janet tweets about the work of the team @JanetHughes
Janet is very keen to hear from farmers, land managers and the wider industry, so do get in touch: Janet.Hughes@defra.gov.uk
Today the government publishes the Agricultural Transition Plan (ATP). It represents the biggest shift in farm policy for 50 years.
We're the team working on the Future of Farming programme, which is all about how farming policy will change over the next 7 years.
We'll use this blog to share our work. We'll post regular updates, some about the big, important announcements but mostly about smaller steps we take along the way.
This blog is managed by Defra’s Farming and Countryside Programme.
On this blog, we explain the reforms to agricultural policy in England.
We share what we’re working on, what we’re learning and how you can get involved.
We’ve published drafts of an additional 14 SFI endorsed actions. Once we take stakeholder feedback on board, we expect these actions to be available from summer 2025.
GOV.UK is the place to find official guidance and information.
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers sets out every payment on offer with links to learn more.
The Farming Resilience Fund provides free, independent business support to farmers. If you’ve received direct payments since October 2022, you’re eligible.
The Farming Advice Service (FAS) provide 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 SFI 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.
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England will be replaced with delinked payments in 2024.