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...
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...
Full range of SFI seed mixes now available.
Farmdeals is now supplying a specially tailored range of seed mixes, in line with the latest updates to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme for 2024.
Our collaboration with Hurrells Seeds brings you exclusive access to over 35 diverse...
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...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
BASIS has launched a new hedgerow management course as part of its latest educational initiative.
The charity, which is focused on raising professional standards across land management and food production, said the course is aligned with the...
At the Countryside and Community Research Institute, we're seeking the views of farmers about perennial biomass crops, such as miscanthus and SRC willow: role within Sustainable Farming Incentive, feasibility, benefits, issues etc. We're currently focusing on farmers in Yorkshire and 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...
Written by janineadamson from CPM Magazine
Unforeseen consequences of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are a concern for independent agronomists after they were briefed on the recent updates at their annual conference last week.
An interactive poll before the SFI update session revealed...
Spotlight on new actions: agroforestry and improvements to our trees and woodland offer
Written by The Team
The Agricultural Transition Plan update includes the full range of new and updated Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions and the payment rates available in 2024.
In this...
Watch: future-proofing our farming business with SFI
Written by Graham Higgins
Through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), you can get paid for actions that support your business, food production and the environment.
Mother and son team, Tracey and Will, run a dairy and beef farm in...
Hi All, I am in my third year at the Royal Agricultural University and for my dissertation I am Researching Farmers current perception towards SFI and changing attitudes towards CSS. If any Farmers could help me out and please fill in my survey below it would be greatly appreciated, Thank you...
Hi, my name is Victoria Deacy and I am an Undergraduate student studying Agriculture at Aberystwyth University. I am conducting a research project on the effect of changes to the Basic Payment Scheme, and I would like to invite you to participate in this study by completing this questionnaire...
Actions for upland farmers in 2024
Written by The Team
Credit: Melanie Edgar
Last week, we published a post about the Agricultural Transition Plan update. The update includes the full range of Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions — new and updated — with their payment rates.
In...
Am I correct in thinking that there has still not yet been any clarification as to whether land entered into SFI is deemed to be "farming" or "agricultural" in terms of Agricultural Property Relief on inheritance tax?
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...
On Friday 26 January, we're holding a webinar for farmers where we'll be going through the actions and payments available through our Environmental Land Management schemes in 2024.
The Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive...
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...
Please see; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#wetland-habitats
Can anyone find a link to the 'New' action types? There doesnt seem to be a code or tell me if they are CS or SFI...
Coverage of UK farming schemes upgrades and plans to consult on food labelling
Written by defrablogs
There has been widespread national, regional and trade coverage of our announcement on the biggest upgrades to UK farming schemes introduced by the Government since Britain left the EU.
At...
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