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We completed a Q & A to provide guidance to farmers with @James_ from Carter Jonas. Find details below and use the provided buttons to register for our upcoming webinar which will looking into this in a bit more detail.

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...

Animal Health and Welfare grants now available Written by Laurren March Credit: Christopher Dart You can now apply for an Animal Health and Welfare grant through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024. Last month, I blogged about the FETF and improvements we've made to it...

Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland The first phase of the peatland restoration has been completed in the north-east of Scotland and announced today (Tuesday, March 19) by Par Equity, Aviva Investors, and Scottish Woodlands Ltd. The Glen Dye Moor Project in Aberdeenshire plans to deliver...

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund: improving productivity and slurry management grants available Written by Laurren March Credit: Steve Knight I am pleased to say you can now apply for a productivity and slurry management grant through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)...

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024: guidance now available Written by Laurren March Credit: David S You will soon be able to apply for a grant through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). To help you prepare, we’ve published the FETF grant guidance on GOV.UK. In this...

Spotlight on updates and additions to livestock and grassland offer Written by The Team Credit: Peter O'Connor Over the past few weeks, we've summarised the updates to our environmental land management offer by farm type. These posts follow last month's Agricultural Transition Plan...

Coverage of farmer protests Written by Defra Press Office There has been recent media coverage by the BBC on farmer protests. This government firmly backs our farmers. We are ensuring British farming is at the heart of British trade by putting agriculture at the forefront of any deals we...

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...

Apply for an Improving Farm Productivity grant Written by Izzie Wells Credit: 1010 I’m pleased to say that you can now apply for an Improving Farm Productivity grant.  Last month, we published the guidance for the grant on GOV.UK as we wanted to give you time to plan and consider your...

Supporting tenant farmers in England Written by The Team Credit: Elliott Brown Tenant farmers are at the heart of the rural economy, managing a third of all farmland in England. To meet our food security and environmental objectives, we must make sure that all farmers, including tenant...

I was recently chatting with an old uni mate, who is now a financial advisor, about a few acres that have been sold near me for £12k per acre. He was asking me why anyone would do this from a financial view point, because if they invested in the stock market they would get a lot better return...

Improving Farm Productivity grants: get ready for Round 2 Written by Izzie Wells Credit: Peter O’Connor In a few weeks’ time, you will once again have the opportunity to apply for an Improving Farm Productivity grant. To help you prepare, we’ve published guidance on GOV.UK. In this post...

Watch this. Very interesting counter arguments to the CC monster.

Written by Brad Kish from Precision Ag As part of its transition to full co-operative ownership, Tirlán, the leading farmer-owned food and nutrition business in […] The post Ireland’s Tirlán Launches New Agtech Investment Fund appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Continue reading on...

Supporting tenant farmers: our response to the Rock Review Written by Sarah Fairbrother Alison Day Tenant farmers are at the heart of our rural economy. In February 2022, the Tenancy Working Group was set up to review how government could better create the conditions for a thriving...

What is a fair margin for the products we produce? Should we be looking for 10% return on investment (£1300/ac) or 10% of turnover (more like £60/ac)? With replacement tractor at £135k+ and spiralling labour costs these take some serious paying for and buying land is almost out of the question...

Apply for a Water Management grant Written by Gordon Jones An on-farm reservoir with filler pipes, funded in the first round. You can now apply for a Water Management grant. Earlier this month, we published the manual for the Water Management grant on GOV.UK. We wanted to give people time...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Spraying technology continues to advance in an effort to help farmers optimise the use of chemistry. CPM scopes out some of the latest innovations to hit the market and others that are just around the corner. By Melanie Jenkins Although...

The Net Zero Growth Plan and our farming offer Written by Stephen Ayres © Natural England/Peter Roworth Published last week, The Net Zero Growth Plan sets out how government plans to meet net zero while supporting economic growth and prosperity in the UK. Decarbonising agricultural...