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Laying the hedgerow regulations Written by Richard Harrison Credit: 35mmMan In my last post on hedgerows, I outlined our approach to the future of hedgerow protections and summarised the responses to the consultation held last year. It was clear from responses that there was overwhelming...

Webinar follow up: livestock and grassland Written by Becky Briggs We recently held a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers in England. A recording is embedded above. In the webinar, we gave an overview of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer and how the scheme supports both...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has removed the 150m rule from its Farming Recovery Fund, which supports farmers affected by flooding. The 150m limit meant that farmers who were more than 150m from main rivers were...

Water Restoration Fund: grants now available Written by The Team Credit: William Hook Groups of farmers in England can now apply for a grant to improve freshwater habitats. Through the new Water Restoration Fund, local groups can apply for funding to bolster their capacity and capabilities...

Storm Henk: grants available for affected farmers Written by The Team Credit: Mike Finn Storm Henk caused significant damage to large swathes of the country. Thousands of acres of farmland were left under water as a result. Eligible farmers in England who suffered damage to their land...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by flooding. The fund will support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter. Eligible farmers...

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...

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...

Webinar follow up: the offer for arable and horticulture growers Written by Becky Briggs On Thursday 29 February, we held a webinar for arable and field horticulture growers in England. In the session, we covered the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS), the...

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)...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland English hedgerows will be protected in law as the government sets out its plans for domestic hedgerow regulations including the protection of farmland wildlife. The regulations were backed by over 95% of consultation responses. The regulations...

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)...

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...

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...

Welcome to the Environment Agency Q&A event on The Farming Forum. For the next two days, this thread will be open for questions for our team at the Environment Agency to answer farmers questions on agricultural regulations. The Environment Agency are aiming to engage with the community on the...

Join our webinar for arable and horticultural growers Written by Becky Briggs On Thursday 29 February, we’re holding a webinar for arable and field horticulture growers in England. In the session, we'll cover the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS) and the...

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...

Webinar follow up: the offer for tenant farmers Written by Becky Briggs On Thursday 8 February, we held a webinar for tenant farmers. In the session, we gave an overview of the actions and payments available through our environmental land management schemes in 2024. Policy leads working on...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland More than 10,000 farmers have now applied for the latest round of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). As of today (Wednesday, February 14), one in eight farmers have submitted an...