Farming podcast: building resilience through soil and water management

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Green background with illustrated farmland and silhouettes of two people walking, alongside text naming speakers Hannah Barrett, Charlie Ennals and Thomas Gent, and three small speaker headshots.

In this episode, a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser speaks to two arable farmers. One farms in Norfolk and the other in Cambridgeshire. They discuss how natural processes, like soil and water management, can help farms reduce costs.

FiPL at four: making a difference across protected landscapes

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A flock of white sheep standing and grazing on open moorland, with rolling hills and sparse shrubs in the background under natural daylight

Now in its fourth year, the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme is helping farmers and land managers in England’s protected landscapes farm more sustainably while restoring nature, heritage and access to the countryside. This post highlights what collaborative working has achieved.

An update on CSHT and our annual report  

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The Farming and Countryside Programme’s annual report is out, highlighting how funding has helped farmers, foresters, and land managers support nature, sustainable food, and innovation. In addition to this, guidance for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications is available, with the online service opening next week for invited applicants who have completed pre-application advice.