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Good design starts with listening, which is why we are encouraging farmers in England to join Defra’s Farming and Countryside user research panel.
Good design starts with listening, which is why we are encouraging farmers in England to join Defra’s Farming and Countryside user research panel.
On Tuesday 19 August, we hosted a webinar specifically for cattle farmers explaining how they can access funding for an Animal Health and Welfare Review and the follow-up vet visit for endemic diseases. In this post, we share an overview of the webinar and a link to watch the recording.
The Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 (FDOP2025) will come into force from 13 August. FDOP2025 is designed to make contracts fairer and more transparent across the pig industry. In this guest post, Richard Thompson, the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) shares an overview.
This is a short post to let you know that we’ve now fully allocated all available funding for the 2025 round of Capital Grants. The next round of funding will be available in 2026.
In September, the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) service will open for applications to those who have been invited to apply, have received pre-application advice and have completed any preparatory work.
In this post, Richard Thompson reflects on his first year as the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator, highlighting milestones and progress. He also shares insights from a recent sector survey and looks ahead to upcoming developments in the pig sector.
If you're thinking about investing in new kit, there’s still time to apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2025. Applications are open now and will close at midday on 10 July.
The Capital Grants offer is now open for new applications. This new round will make £150 million of funding available to farmers, land managers and rural businesses for practical environmental improvements across England.
Farmers in England can now get funding for vet visits for each of their herds or flocks of the same species. This includes Animal Health and Welfare Reviews and follow-up visits for endemic diseases, available through the Get Funding to Improve Animal Health and Welfare service. Watch our July webinars to find out what the …
From today, farmers in England can get a funded vet visit for each of their herds or flocks of the same species. This helps those with multiple groups of cattle, pigs or sheep to access tailored animal health and welfare support across their business.