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.
Watch Episode 2: Land management plans and the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot
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Graham Higgins, Posted on:
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A view from the farm, environmental land management schemes, Farmers, Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, Ways to get involved
In the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, we provided farmers with 3 different land management plan templates. Each template was developed through tests and trials. Farmer Martin Hole took part in the Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels test and trial. He explains how the vision for his farm, and the landscape in which he lives, has been …
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund: review of items
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Gordon Jones, Posted on:
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Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure
The items for the first round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund were developed with farmers, industry groups and other stakeholders. We’re adopting the same approach for the next round. We want you to tell us which items should be included, which items should be removed and which specifications need to be updated.
Video: Michael Orchard, livestock farmer, on the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot
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The Team, Posted on:
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A view from the farm, environmental land management schemes, Farmers, Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, Things we've learned
We asked farmers helping us co-design the Sustainable Farming Incentive to share their experience in a video diary. In this video, Michael Orchard gives us a tour of his livestock farm in the Peak District National Park. He shares the improvements he’d like to see come out of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot.
Test and Trials: watch the North Cumbria Farmers Group
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Joe Tilbury and Graham Higgins, Posted on:
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A view from the farm, Things we're doing, Things we've learned, Ways to get involved
We're developing schemes that reward environmental land management. To make sure that those schemes work in practice, farmers and land managers across England are putting elements of those schemes to the test. It's one of the ways though which we're carrying out co-design. In this video, the North Cumbria Farmers Group share what they've been …
Understanding and improving farming regulation
Some farming and land management activities are regulated to safeguard our environment and to protect the health of animals, plants and people. We do this through around 150 pieces of legislation, comprising primary and secondary legislation. All of this legislation applies to agricultural activity, and collectively constitutes what is known as the ‘regulatory baseline for agriculture’. This …
The Farming Innovation Programme in 2022
In October, we launched the first rounds of funding in our Farming Innovation Programme. As we've been processing the applications, we've seen a promising spread of ideas across the livestock, horticulture and broadacre sub-sectors. These ideas are coming in from across the whole of England. In this post, I'll share next steps and what to …
Future Farming Podcast: Government-funded innovation
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The Team, Posted on:
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Conversations we're having, Future Farming Podcast, Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure
In the seventh episode of the Future Farming podcast, Tim Mordan, Defra’s Head of Farming Innovation, Productivity and Science talks to Rui Andrês, CEO of Fieldwork Robotics, about their innovative raspberry robot picker.
Our priorities for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway
Today, we published our initial priorities for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. They represent some of the best opportunities for improving animal health and welfare we have across each livestock sector. In this post, I’ll share those priorities.
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund: grants issued
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Gordon Jones, Posted on:
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Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure
Recently we ran the first round of our new Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. We received 5,624 eligible applications worth a total overall value of just over £53.5 million. This is triple our initial budget allocation for the fund.
Slurry: making the best of it
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The Team, Posted on:
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A view from the farm, Things we're doing, Things we've learned, Ways to get involved
Slurry contains lots of nutrients including nitrates, phosphate and potash as well as a host of other things that can benefit soil health and support crop growth. It can, however, create significant pollution to our water and air. Through co-design, our team joined with a group of farmers, industry leaders and experts to explore the …
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