...farming policy. Listening in the field, listening from the office Over 18 months, we joined more than 50 farmer-hosted discussion groups across England. We met with farming charities, leading academics,...
Back in December, we published a draft national action plan on the sustainable use of pesticides and a consultation to find out what people think of it. The consultation is...
...Landscape Recovery contracts in 2022. We’ll then gradually test, improve and expand the service until the whole scheme is live from 2024. Sustainable Farming Incentive The Sustainable Farming Incentive will...
This post is about a series of co-design workshops we ran at the end of last year on farming regulation: how it works now and how we might improve it....
...such as landowners, inspectors, vets, advisers, and many more. My colleague Neville Cavendish, Head of Co-design for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme (Defra), will have more to say about...
...be available from 2022. A national pilot will start in in 2021. We are working with farmers and land managers to design the new scheme through a new programme of...
Today we’re publishing some important documents that explain what the Future of Farming Programme is for, and set out our plans for the next few years. They are: The Agricultural...
...of Farming programme, which is all about how UK farming policy will change over the next few years. We'll use this blog to share our work with anyone and everyone...
The Basic Payment Scheme's direct payments (BPS) will be replaced with delinked payments in 2024. Visit GOV.UK for the official guidance on delinking. The Farming and Countryside Programme is responsible...
...frequent short updates, some about big important announcements but mostly about smaller incremental steps we take along the way. We’re keen to establish an open ongoing conversation with the farming...
On Monday 6 May, we are at the North Somerset Show, Bathing Pond Fields, Wraxall, BS48 1NE.
You can come and ask us questions at stand AG15 from 8:30am.
Come and talk to us at these agricultural shows in 2024.
