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Possibly not….because it’s Good Friday and she will probably be on holiday. But she did say she’d be back on Friday, and she had been telling us a lot about ‘light touch’ and how this new scheme would be a result of ‘Co-design’. I suggest we start getting excited about Friday April 7th...

Going off the back of the recent news from Defra and reading the current thread about it it would be interesting to see exactly how much land people where actually considering taking out of production. Thers a lot complaining about not being able to enter more than 25% into the 6 options that...

starting a new thread so i can have a 'rant' sfi.....Fekked Up Beyond All Recognition what happens now?,,,,are we? 1/supposed to put 25% of land into conservation then take that money and subsidise food ergo putting it mr tesco's pocket? 2/ have 'bird cover entitlements' been created so...

Why we’re putting area limits on some SFI actions Written by The Team Credit: Andrew Whether you’re designing a new product or policy, testing and gradual rollouts allow teams to gather feedback, grow in understanding and make improvements in a controlled way. From the beginning — and for...

Horticultural farmers and growers in England – apply for an FETF grant today Written by Ben Keene Credit: iorek7z With the deadline fast approaching, I want to encourage horticulture growers and farmers in England – and contractors to them – to consider applying for a grant offered through...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland New measures announced today (Monday, March 25) will limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) also announced...

Breaking news: DefraGovUK says new applicants to SFI will only be able to put 25% of their land into six SFI actions that take land out of direct production The actions are: · Flower-rich grass margins · Pollen and nectar flower mix · Winter bird food on arable and horticultural land ·...

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming

Numnuts castration is now licensed to use in Scotland, looking forward to using it here this year. Numnuts.co.uk I know it won't suit some folk but for us ringing at a month old as well as nemo drench, tag, troy jag whilst in the tailing chute works really well

So who dumped the beavers? Cornwall apparently has a pair of beavers secured in a 5 acres enclosure. They haven't had time to breed....but now there are more! Is this the solution to unwanted introduced species? Or are they multiplying by asexual reproduction...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government’s new £7 million Community Green Spaces Fund aims to boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more “green-fingered”. The fund, which was announced today (Saturday, March 23), will facilitate...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Deadweight lamb prices have “soared” by more than 20% in the last nine weeks as a tightening of supply to market plays a “significant part”. This is according to the Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) market bulletin, which also...

Victory. Social media and farmer pressure, BFU, etc. we've all come together and pressurised change. NFU and AHDB originally backed the GFC, but changed their tune after the backlash. Tom Bradshaw and AHDB listened 👍. Thank you. And Farmers Weekly helped massively with excellent reporting. I...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland Yesterday (Thursday, March 21) The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the agriculture price indices (API) from January 2023 – January 2024. The price index for agricultural outputs decreased by 5.6% in the 12 months to...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he considers it a “huge privilege” to have been elected to lead the association for the next three years. Looking ahead...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has called on the new Welsh cabinet secretary for climate change and rural affairs to address its concerns relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). Huw Irranca-Davies was confirmed as the...

Is there one? All we want to do is divert a public footpath round instead of it going the middle of our farmyard. Everybody thinks it’s a good idea for health and safety and to provide a pleasanter walk. The problem is the council want £3125 plus a bit and we can’t really afford it esiecially as...

Farming Podcast: improving animal health and welfare on your farm Written by Martin Jenkins In this episode of the Farming podcast, our lead for healthier animals, Martin Jenkins, talks to dairy farmer Karen Halton. They are joined by infectious disease expert and vet James Russell...

Never voted labour in my life , but i have a lot of time for Barry and deserves some credit from our side of the chain , he was quite good at drilling down on Batters and DEFRA on food committee , this short piece is worthy of a watch

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