Get ready to apply for SFI26
Get ready to apply for SFI26
Initial information on the SFI26 scheme is now live on GOV.UK for farmers who may be eligible to apply in Window 1.
Landscape Recovery: ‘We want to prove that this works and it can work across the country’
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Payments to restore landscapes and ecosystems
In this post, the team behind the Evenlode Landscape Recovery Project share their plans to restore streams and rivers, protect threatened native species, improve natural habitats and adapt to climate change while continuing to productively farm and create new revenue streams for farmers in the area.
Watch our webinar for livestock and grassland farmers
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Becky Briggs, Posted on:
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Payments to improve animal health and welfare, Sustainable Farming Incentive, Webinars
On Monday 20 November, we hosted a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers to learn more about the funding opportunities available in England. The webinar focused on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway.
Get involved in tests and trials
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Joe Tilbury, Posted on:
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A view from the farm, environmental land management schemes, Ways to get involved
We're pleased to announce a fourth call for tests and trials to help us test and further develop our environmental land management schemes. In this post, I'll share what we plan to explore, how you can apply and details of an upcoming webinar.
Farming podcast: How to access free business advice through the Farming Resilience Fund
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Andrew Powley and Graham Higgins, Posted on:
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Future Farming Podcast, Transition support
The Farming Resilience Fund provides business support to farmers and land managers in the first few years of adapting to agricultural transition. If you currently receive direct payments you can receive this support and it is free of charge. In this podcast, Defra's Andrew Powley talks to the NFU's Richard Wordsworth about this offer. They …
Leven Carrs Wetland: broadening our ambitions with Landscape Recovery
I’m Sarah, the project manager for the Leven Carrs Wetland project near Beverley in East Yorkshire. In this post, I’ll shine a light on our Landscape Recovery project. We want to transform the area into a landscape-scale, dynamic wetland which is home to an abundance of wildlife and sits alongside sustainable farming practices and food …
Slurry Infrastructure grant: join our webinar and read guidance for round 2
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Thomas Proudfoot, Posted on:
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Grants, Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure, Webinars
In April, I blogged about the outcome of the first round of Slurry Infrastructure grants. In that post, I said we were planning to launch two further, larger rounds in Autumn 2023 and 2024. In this post, I'll share details of the grant and a link to a webinar we held on the grant to learn …
Watch: a test and trial update from Aqualate Mere
In this film, we return to Aqualate Mere in Staffordshire to learn more about the tests and trials experience of Aqualate Castle Holdings. Farmers in the catchment share what they learned about blending public and private finance for greater environmental good. They focused on commercial agreements between private organisations and local farmers.
New Entrant Support Scheme pilots: our initial findings
Earlier this year, I shared an update on the New Entrant Support scheme pilots. In the post, I included portraits of our participants. Since the pilots finished in May, we have been busy evaluating them using participant surveys, interviews and reports from the pilot leaders. With close to 200 pilot participants, there was a lot of valuable …
Watch: SFI webinar for organic farmers
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Becky Briggs, Posted on:
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Sustainable Farming Incentive, Things we're doing, Webinars
On 13 October, we held a webinar on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for organic farmers and growers in partnership with the English Organic Forum. In this post, you'll find a link to a recording of the webinar.
Woodland creation: supporting your business and the environment
If you are a farmer or landowner in England, you can apply for woodland creation grants to support tree planting projects of all shapes and sizes. In this post, we’ll explain how planting the right trees in the right place can diversify your business, boost income, support food production, and enhance the environment. We’ll also share …
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17 May Essex Young Farmers Show, Boyton Hall, Roxwell, Chelmsford.
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