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Just a quick link for anybody like me who is trying to get planning for a lagoon. There was an update on the guidance on 6th Feb this is the link Slurry Infrastructure grant planning applications: Natural England’s advice for LPAs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The important part is, Help with planning...

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...

Join our webinar for tenant farmers Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Alison Day At 11am on Thursday 8 February, we’re hosting a webinar for tenant farmers. In the session, we’ll give an overview of the actions and payments available through our environmental land management schemes in 2024...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GSC Grays has welcomed news of the opening of the latest Farm Productivity Grant, but said that it will likely exclude farmers looking to install small scale solar systems to meet lower energy use. The grant, from the Department for Environment...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland In 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid over £1.2 billion into farmers’ bank accounts through the Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes. During the 12 months of 2023, the RPA paid out 91,000 eligible claims under the...

Watch: an OFC and SFI special Written by The Team In this post, we share 2 videos from the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). The agricultural transition and environmental land management The first video is a session hosted by Jim Egan and Jonathan Baker. Jim is Sustainable Farming Adviser...

will there be a 2024 FETF? can you apply for sheep equipment before getting sheep? planning on getting sheep but assuming the 2024 grant will be Feb like last year this will be before we have brought the sheep

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with obtaining grants for fencing I need 1700m of fencing to house livestock Just wondering if its easy or a nightmare etc

Slurry Infrastructure grant: last chance to apply Written by Thomas Proudfoot Credit: Ian Livesey Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure grant will close for applications on Wednesday 17 January. We’re supporting many more projects than we did last year so, if you need slurry storage, now...

Against U.K. Agriculture? Make standards and regulations for home production so high that we can’t possibly compete with imports as there’s no identifiable premium for home production. Allow imports in that don’t meet our standards so are inherently cheaper to produce. Apply tighter and more...

Webinar: the farming offer in 2024 Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Saxman1597 On Friday 26 January, we’re holding a webinar for farmers. During the session, we'll go through the actions and payments available through our environmental land management schemes in 2024. Farming and...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a £4 million Smaller Abattoir Fund to boost the sustainability of small red meat and poultry abattoirs in England. The fund will award capital grants from £2,000 up to a...

Introducing the Smaller Abattoir Fund Written by The Team Credit: Rose Davies For the first time, smaller abattoirs in England will be able to apply for capital grants through a new £4 million fund designed to boost the sector. Smaller abattoirs are really important. They’re vital to...

Farming regulation from the new year Written by The Team Alison Day As part of the agricultural transition away from the European Union (EU), we’re committed to delivering a better regulation system for farming — one that is fair, clear and effective. At the moment, farmers who receive...

Annual health and welfare review of livestock now available to more farmers in England Written by Stewart Houston CBE The last time I wrote a blog post was in February, when I shared that the first step on the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, the annual health and welfare review of...

When are we all expecting stewardship payment? Last year was December 6th, previously always 1st or 2nd dec. So far no Preparing for Payment update, although hopefully that may change this week. I'm not sure how we're all meant ti trust the RPA or run a business when their payment timings are...

Written by Administrator from Farming Monthly National The grant is available to help replace, build additional, expand or cover existing slurry stores to reach the grant storage requirements. This will help you improve the use of organic nutrients on your farm and reduce pollution. Your...

Apply now for a Slurry Infrastructure grant Written by Thomas Proudfoot Credit: Mark Jones I’m pleased to say you can now apply for a Slurry Infrastructure grant. In this round, Round 2, £74 million of grant funding is available. This is more than double the funding available in Round 1...

Join our SFI webinar for arable farmers and horticultural farmers Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Bs0u10e0 On Monday 4 December, we’re holding a webinar for arable farmers and horticultural farmers in England to learn more about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The hour-long...

Join our webinar for livestock and grassland farmers Written by Becky Briggs Credit: Loz Pycock On Monday 20 November, we will host a webinar for livestock and grassland farmers to learn more about the funding opportunities available in England. The webinar will focus on the Sustainable...