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FiPL spotlight: improving nutrient use and reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the Broads Written by Juliette Howlett The Waveney Farming Cluster receiving a talk from soil a soil compaction specialist. With a population of just over 6,000, spread across 303 square kilometres, the...

Because it has rained incessantly for four months and the ground is like a swamp in places, it has been impossible to access some hedgerows for cutting. Assuming that it does stop raining, we'd be looking to get this done over the next few of weeks. But what is the actual legal requirement...

DEFRA are asking for views and feedback on the areas earmarked for the continuing TB control badger Cull. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/natural-england/b9e6e073/consultation/confirm_submit All the Midland counties. Derbyshire, Glos, Oxfordshire, Notts, Shrops, Somerset, Warks. This has been...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is urging farmers to take measures to prevent fertiliser theft and to follow safe handling and secure storage advice. The AIC said nitrogen-based fertilisers are at risk of being used in criminal...

Whats everyone elses position. The wheats looking really hungry now and its so wet wondering whether just go and make a mess or be patient?! Must be loosing yield surely.

I've got field 'A' in midtier agreement claiming GS4 which was established and claimed in previous years. I would like to rotate it to field 'B' as of 1st Jan 2024 which is same size etc. and claim GS4 on my midtier in field B for 2024. I would also like to put field A into an SFI agreement...

Just a thought Straw shortages for the livestock industry Less cereals for feed Less acreages for the spraying contractors Less agronomy and chemicals Les’s fertiliser sales And so on Hearing big acreages of SFI

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Environment Agency has launched a campaign to highlight the risks of growing high-risk crops in the south west of England. The agency said the high-risk crops, which include maize, fodder beet and potatoes, can lead to pollution and flooding...

Join our webinar for upland farmers Written by Becky Briggs Credit: KevMann16 On Wednesday 27 March, we’re holding a webinar for upland farmers to learn more about the funding opportunities available in England in 2024. The webinar will focus on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling on the UK government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice. The union is calling for the implementation of a code of practice as part of a package of recommendations to “underpin...

Written by Aisling O'Brien from Agriland Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir are today (Friday, March 1) hosting a joint event in Co. Donegal to mark the registration of...

Just got an email Are they getting twitchy ?

What are people's thoughts on how they will manage Blackgrass and or Rye Grass in options like Wild Bird Food or Legume fallows? I've been reading through the SFI handbook and have found some options that would be a good fit for us, but I'm nervous of planting something that becomes swamped by...

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Join our webinar for livestock and grassland farmers Written by Becky Briggs Quentin Stafford-Fraser On Thursday 14 March, we’re holding a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers to learn more about the funding opportunities available in England in 2024. The webinar will focus on the...

As the title suggest considering going down this route with the cattle. Mega simple system, no breeding stock, one stock class. 12 month old bought in 400kgish animals, groups of 40 grazed from March to November on good free draining ground. Fresh cell every day, grazing herbal lays, no corn...

XL Bully registrations Written by Defra Press Office We have published an updated figure on the number of XL Bullies that have been registered with a government exemption scheme. Over 55,000 dogs have now been registered, with full details of ownership provided to enable authorities to keep...

The SFI pilot: designing the improved offer with farmers Written by Joseph Evans Since 2021, over 800 farmers in England have been testing an early version of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), delivering 10,000 actions on their land. This piece of work, known as the Sustainable...

Coverage of plans to designate 27 new swimming sites Written by Defra Press Office This week, the government announced plans to designate the largest ever number of new bathing water sites to improve water quality across the country. Subject to a two-week consultation, the Environment...

One for combinable crop growers.