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    Start SFI now or wait until 2024 options are included?

    Having watched the DEFRA SFI Webinar am I the only one slightly confused by the changes to come and when is the best time to start all of this. So far we have not dipped a toe in the water on this as until the 2024 options were announced the options for an all grass farm were not particularly...
  2. Defra Farming

    Join our webinar for tenant farmers

    Join our webinar for tenant farmers Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Alison Day At 11am on Thursday 8 February, we’re hosting a webinar for tenant farmers. In the session, we’ll give an overview of the actions and payments available through our environmental land management schemes in 2024...
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    Media coverage on new border controls

    Media coverage on new border controls Written by Defra Press Office There has been widespread media coverage today (Wednesday 31 January) on the introduction of new border controls for animals, plants and plant products imported to Great Britain from the EU. From today, products which...
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    IPM4, cropping or scheme year, that is the question?

    I was just at the point of applying for SFI with the hope of a 1st March 24 start date. I had applied for IPM4 on parcels which would not receive an insecticide between 1st March 2024 and 1st March 2025. However having seen the webinar from Friday it would appear my insecticide free year should...
  5. nelly55

    Do we need Mr Clarkson

    Do we need Jeremy to lead us into battle on the media front ,and protests .Surely they wouldn’t lock him up.With all the protests in EU are UK farmers in the eyes of this goverment a push over,a happy content lot ,or simply what’s the use the goverment don’t listern ,don’t care and are too busy...
  6. Defra Farming

    The current offer for horticultural growers and farmers

    The current offer for horticultural growers and farmers Written by The Team Credit: Michael Brown The horticultural sector is a vital part of the UK economy. It contributed £4.3 billion in 2022. Ornamental growers make a significant contribution to promoting wellbeing and contribute £1.5...
  7. Bigsingle

    Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme AND Protests

    This is the number someone has come up with for the Welsh government for losses down to the new agriculture policy. Great news. Not.
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    SAM2 Mulitspecies cover, who is doing it and what's your plan?

    I had previously been overlooking SAM2 mutlispecies cover. Is it really as simple as we drill autumn cereal crop as usual, give it a light sprinkle of some other species and claim it as Sam2? Seems to have the potentially to be the most reward for least cost/effort option of all SFI...
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