spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
I think they totally up the wildlife offers then hls schemes compete for money left
Anyone know how long before you hear regarding putting land into stewardship
- Thread starter nick...
- Start date
I think they totally up the wildlife offers then hls schemes compete for money left
- Location
- Cumbria
By last year do you mean June just gone or June 2021?
if it’s June 2021 then it’s a write to your MP job. If it’s June just gone then it is not uncommon to not have heard anything yet.
- Location
- south norfolk
Was June 29 this year.would be nice to know what’s going on.coukd have drilled farm and endured another 12 months of earache everytime a bill arrives for seed,diesel,fertiliser and spray.local agent who is dealing with it tells me a lot of people are in same boat and fallowing land till they hear
nick…
Hindsight
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
If your application was under the Wildlife Offer then it will as Flat 10 says be accepted automatically. If a CSS application then it is competitive but in previous years all have been accepted. You have not given us all the information. Did you use an agent. If so and that agent has experience of these schemes they will be able to confirm what I have written. I just assumed this is a winge at Defra.RPA thread???
- Location
- Cumbria
I’m not that familiar with the arable options, but for most options where you have to establish a crop (say a herbal ley) you have the first year of the agreement to do it in so no need to leave the ground free until you get your agreement.
- Location
- Wiltshire
I wrote to my MP who actually responded and @Janet Hughes Defra privately messaged me and managed to work out what the hold ups were.
I managed to get a response by mid January and confirmed delivery date for my hedge plant order an hour later.
I managed to get a response by mid January and confirmed delivery date for my hedge plant order an hour later.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Got our stewardship offer yesterday for application in July for a 1 Jan start can now get on with farming and planning 2022 and 3 cropping
they are working quicker than 5 years ago when it was the April after it started
they are working quicker than 5 years ago when it was the April after it started
- Location
- Cornwall
Mid tier stewardship offer came in middle of the week, Wednesday I think, application went in July
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
Our mid-tier application was approved on Friday - over 6 months earlier than last year. This means we can actually start work on the hedgerow works rather than miss the first season 
. Will now have to spend less time on here and more time hedgelaying 
. Will now have to spend less time on here and more time hedgelaying 
- Location
- South West
Got the nod on Friday.
I hope you cant rejoin SFI again!!!
Love you dearly @Clive but no one else was allowed to join SFI or the Pilot in CS so why should you rejoin? CS is already history as is current tenancy agreements and contract farming agreements
the future is clear as mud however.. and the big however is what will be next after 6th April 2025.. HUNO's Love you dearly @Clive but no one else was allowed to join SFI or the Pilot in CS so why should you rejoin? CS is already history as is current tenancy agreements and contract farming agreements
You can't join CSS whilst in SFI pilot but you can when in SFI "proper"
so like any other farmer can that is what I will be doing ! ie joining SFI why wouldn’t I
totally illogical that sfi pilot farmers couldn't join CSS and DEFRA agreed when I spoke to them about it
April 2025 is some time away, until then I will do whatever I can to maximise my farm income. SFI CSS and ISO carbon sales, When 2025 comes along I will do what's best then
why not ? why should I be unable to when any other farmer can ?
Very sensible choices considering our current options
Any other farmer with CS so called double funding options couldnt join the pilot for SFI or SFI at present if we are mid scheme.. I am sure you have selected all the poorly paid not double funded CS options therefore that allow you to max out on SFI too... so i take it back and well done you for making the right financial choice at the right time whilst others are being forced by DEFRA to buy ploughs
Any other farmer with CS so called double funding options couldnt join the pilot for SFI or SFI at present if we are mid scheme.. I am sure you have selected all the poorly paid not double funded CS options therefore that allow you to max out on SFI too... so i take it back and well done you for making the right financial choice at the right time whilst others are being forced by DEFRA to buy ploughs
other than sfi pilot farmers its my understanding that existing and new css agreement farmers can now join sfi
no CSS farms was just a pilot requirement
Not if they picked CS double funding options like SW6 cover crops and AB15 temporary fallow or AB8 wild bird food in rotations.. CS can only be on land and part land not in options that deliver the most... The minor CS options are fairly pointless for wildlife if elligible for SFI.. which options did you choose on your arable rotational area?