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Thoughts from the NFU conference

Thoughts from the NFU conference

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Rachel Borlace, Head of Agriculture found the NFU conference today very interesting indeed. There was certainly a air of optimism and determination in the air. Despite the many challenges the past year has seen.

Environment Secretary George Eustice has said farmers can face the future with confidence now that we have left the EU as many sectors continue to see strong market prices and the UKs self-sufficiency in food production has increased for the first time since 2014.

Speaking at the National Farmers Union (NFU) annual conference today (Tuesday, February 23), he said while there were challenges in some areas, many farming sectors have seen a welcome boost to profitability, despite a challenging year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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How is your SFI 24 application progressing?

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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