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  1. Defra Farming

    Webinar follow up: Uplands

    Webinar follow up: Uplands Written by Becky Briggs On Wednesday 27 March, we held a webinar on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes for upland farmers. In this post, I’ll summarise what we covered and include links for you to learn more. We were...
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  2. Stags Agri

    3400+ LOTS – NOW LIVE! COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE OF GARDEN NURSERY STOCK & EQUIPMENT

    3400+ LOTS – NOW LIVE! COMPLETE DISPERSAL SALE OF GARDEN NURSERY STOCK & EQUIPMENT LOTS START CLOSING: TUESDAY 16TH APRIL 2024 (1PM) LOCATION: ENDSLEIGH GARDENS NURSEY, MILTON ABBOT, TAVISTOCK, PL19 0PG VIEWING DAY: MONDAY 15TH APRIL BETWEEN 8:30AM & 5:30PM COLLECTION DAYS: FRIDAY 19TH...
  3. JP1

    When timber security was also a thing

    Just goes to show what the war did for our timber as well as food / farm supplies We can learn and heed so much from (recent) history https://www.facebook.com/groups/462211149099296/permalink/803002318353509/
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  4. Yale

    New limits to SFI.

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

    Muirburn scotland

    Looks like the wonderful scot gov have managed to push through something today, can't find out if it's an immediate ban or not. Some sort of licensing scheme apparently 😡
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  6. Agriland RSS

    Peatland restoration scheme to capture over 1.4M tonnes of carbon

    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...
  7. bobk

    Turnout day ...

    Anyone hazard a guess ? May isn't off the table
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  8. Defra Farming

    Blending private and public finance

    Blending private and public finance Written by The Green Finance Team Credit: cattan2011 We want farmers and land managers in England to confidently and securely access payments from both the public and private sector for the environmental benefits and food they produce. In March 2023...
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  9. Farmer Fin

    Idiots guide to sowing with a one pass

    Have bought a 4m one pass with tank on front. First time doing our own. What do I need to know / would be usefull hints? One of my first questions is how many headland runs to do? We are on 28 m tramlines and have had some contractors do 5 and some do 6 dependent on the field. Are people just...
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  10. Defra Farming

    FiPL spotlight: improving nutrient use and reducing nitrate and phosphate pollution in the Broads

    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...
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  11. Derrick Hughes

    Land Drainage

    Think this has been covered before ,but I have some land drainage to do and may struggle to get drainage stone on site ,are there any other options for backfill that will last other than stone , not done any test holes yet so unsure but it seems to be deep loamy topsoil over Clay for what I've...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  12. Scrambler

    Is SFI panicking farming suppliers?

    From some conversations I’ve had recently, I’m getting the feeling there’s some panick in businesses that rely on farming customers that large scale SFI options could become very popular. For instance, suggesting that it wouldn’t be moral, or that you wouldn’t be a real “farmer” if you take...
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  13. banjo

    Are farmers missing a trick with this scheme debacle cos they could sell their own credits !

    Now I read this before somewhere and thought what a great idea, tell the welsh government to stick their schemes up their hole and just sell our carbon storage pasture credits in an open market to wealthier businesses looking to store carbon on pasture or whatever and only take the price we want...
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  14. Defra Farming

    Webinar follow up: the farming offer in 2024

    Webinar follow up: the farming offer in 2024 Written by Becky Briggs On Friday 26 January, we held a webinar for farmers. We went through the actions and payments available through our environmental land management schemes in 2024. This webinar was held in collaboration with the Farming...
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  15. Bald Rick

    Protests: what do YOU want?

    I see there appears to be some momentum to protest but @delilah is right... what are YOU going to protest about? I suspect we all want something different as we are often divergent from each other even within each sector. If I was in Cardiff with a banner, it would be focused on the dash to net...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  16. Kevtherev

    Do we need to alter the landscape of wales?

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  17. GOV.UK RSS

    New announcements to boost nature recovery one year on from the launch of the Environmental Improvement Plan

    New announcements to boost nature recovery one year on from the launch of the Environmental Improvement Plan Written by defrablogs Today (Wednesday 31 January), there has been national coverage of the Government’s package of announcements to boost nature recovery, marking one year since the...
  18. Agriland RSS

    UK Govt launches new plan to boost ‘nature recovery’

    Written by Francess McDonnell from Agriland The UK Government has published new plans to boost “nature recovery” on land and at sea. The new plans – which come a year after the launch of the Environmental Improvement Plan – will encouraged landowners and farmers to support key targets set...
  19. Defra Farming

    Spotlight on new actions for arable and horticulture farmers

    Spotlight on new actions for arable and horticulture farmers Written by The Team Biddenden Vineyard At the beginning of the month, we published a post which summarised the recent Agricultural Transition Plan update. The update includes the full range of new and improved actions plus the...
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  20. N

    Woodland creation on your land?

    Hi there! I am the co-founder of a new startup in Devon that aims to help farmers diversify their income and tackle climate change by planting trees. I am doing some research to understand whether this is something that farmers are interested in and specifically how we could make things...
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    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
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