Episode 16: Podcast transcript
...We try and deliver environmental improvements and reduce our harm to our landscape, and really integrate integrated pest management into a whole-farm approach. Tom And Ed, would you like to...
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A standard to support fair and transparent nature markets
...'process-led nature' restoration work with neighbouring farms at a landscape and catchment scale to create nature connectivity throughout diverse farmland landscapes The creation of the Hedgerow Carbon Code: a case...
Update on the farming budget
...Recovery and Farming in Protected Landscapes with project spotlights, Animal Health and Welfare and the grants designed to support productivity and innovation. In recent weeks, we've made a number of announcements about: increasing...
An update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive
The government has committed £5 billion over 2 years to sustainable farming and nature recovery and we’ve worked hard to get as many farmers into environmental land management schemes as...
Farming in Protected Landscapes programme extended until 2026
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Payments to support National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads
Credit: Darren Glanville Farmers and land managers in England’s protected landscapes can now apply for funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme until March 2026. The programme offers...
Coming soon: grants for equipment, technology and innovation
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Grants, Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure, Payments for research and innovation
...practical research projects will help to prove innovative ways of boosting farm productivity, food security and nature’s recovery across England. It will open for applications in spring 2025 and...
An update on Higher Level Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
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Countryside Stewardship, environmental land management schemes
...land management for years, protecting habitats, restoring landscapes, and boosting biodiversity. They play a vital role in managing important habitats and delivering environmental benefits, such as maintaining species-rich grasslands and...
Local Nature Recovery Strategies: have your say
...for working with other land managers on landscape-scale nature recovery. In future, LNRSs will help government when considering applications for funding specific nature recovery activities, by acting as criteria in...
Watch: Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier webinar
...scupper a future Landscape Recovery (LR) application by doing CSHT now (or vice versa) ? When planning for LR, think not only about the final agreement but also about the...
Dartmoor Land Use Management Group: next steps
...in a way that benefits both people and nature. Dartmoor is one of England’s most iconic landscapes, valued for its open moorland, wooded valleys, and rich history and culture. Today...
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