sustainable farming incentive

Has anyone ever autumn established SFI AHL2 after a crop off winter wheat, grown fast seeding crops such as mustard and then gone into a spring barley late March early April? Probably a good reason why it isn’t being done!

Starting a thread with solutions to application please keep it to practical solution there are other threads for rants and complaints

5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland GSC Grays has said the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), despite its problems and delays, may prove to be a “game changer” for farmers. Rural director at the rural land and property specialist, Greg Ricketts, said the scheme has the potential...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers will have additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications as long as they were started before the deadline of today (Friday, September 15). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)...

Accelerated SFI payments and plans to boost British produce announced at Back British Farming Day Written by Defra Press Office Yesterday was Back British Farming Day, where the government announced a package of measures to help people “buy British” and provide farmers with the cashflow they...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said more needs to be done on the issue of farm support, as farmers are facing a “cash-flow crisis”. The union said it is welcoming a number of recent government announcements on farming and growing, but...

The Sustainable Farming Incentive Written by The Team We’re on track to start inviting those who submitted an expression of interest to apply for an agreement from 18 September. If you haven’t yet expressed your interest in the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), you still can by filling in...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Farmers who have a live Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 agreement before the end of the year will receive an accelerated payment in the first month of their agreement, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland A miscanthus farm walk based in east Yorkshire will facilitate discussions on future proofing and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payments. Organised by miscanthus specialist Terravesta, the farm walk will be held on east Yorkshire farmer Rob...

All this talk of no one taking up sfi how many can actually say they banked 100% of there bps and will be able to manage on zero sub going forward

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said it and its members need honesty from the Department for Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the delivery of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The TFA said it held meetings today...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said that farmers are facing a “bleak end to 2023” due to delays in the roll out of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced at the end...

Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .

'Nature can sit alongside agriculture': a Landscape Recovery project spotlight Written by The Team North Norfolk: Wilder, Wetter, Better for Nature is a first round Landscape Recovery project. Alongside supporting sustainable food production, the project aims to create new habitats...

Defra have announced that farmers can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 18 September 2023. Potential applicants can register their interest from Wednesday 30 August 2023. Following this announcement, ADAS has prepared a package of support to help farmers get the most...

Download PDF Intercropping, bi-cropping, companion cropping – call it what you like, but interest is increasing. An EU project aims to transform this from a niche to mainstream. CPM reports. By Mike Abram It’s perhaps unlikely a workshop about a bi-cropping project would have attracted nearly...

New agricultural subsidies being piloted in the UK, which aim to reward the provision of public goods on farmland, are making it more difficult for English farmers carrying out ‘carbon farming’ practices to engage with private investment schemes, say experts. According to a policy briefing by...

Farmer’s webinar: learn more about funding and put your questions to us Written by The Team On Wednesday 6 September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to learn more about the funding available in England. Policy leads working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive, the Farming Equipment...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Farmers can start registering their interest for the Sustainable Farming incentive (SFI) from this Wednesday (August 30). The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will accept applications for the scheme from Monday...