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Countryside Stewardship opens for applications in 2019
Farmers can now apply to the Countryside Stewardship scheme to deliver environmental benefits on their land. The scheme opened on Monday (18…
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Farmers told Countryside Stewardship could help offset drop in BPS income
Countryside Stewardship could help farmers bridge the 'inevitable funding gap' which will open up when basic payments start to fall in 2021. This is…
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Farmers plant over 1,700 trees on land to combat flooding
Farmers have helped plant over 1,700 trees on farmland to naturally slow the flood of surface water in times of flood. Farmers and environmental…
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Farmers invited to bid in UK's first auction to help tackle floods
Farmers across Somerset are being invited to bid in the UK’s first countywide auction for works to help stop flooding. The auction will be run online…
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Swedish company funds UK farmers through biomass initiative
Local farmers’ ability to sell biomass to a paperboard mill in Cumbria will return over £1.5m annually to the local agricultural industry. The…
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Farmers warned of mis-selling as Feed-In Tariff deadline looms
Government plans to end the Feed-In Tariff for new solar schemes from 31 March are triggering a 'spate of mis-selling' in the renewables market. The…
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Sustainable farming bursary worth £3k to be awarded to six students
A new bursary which encourages sustainable farming practices has been launched for six students under the age of 35. Jordans Cereals and the Prince’s…
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New tech needed for farmers to battle climate change, NFU says
The NFU has called on government to support investment in new technologies to help farmers in the fight against climate change. Technology will play…
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Increase in extreme weather damaging UK vegetable crops, report says
British-grown potatoes, vegetables and fruit are at risk as growers struggle to cope with extreme and unpredictable weather, made more likely by…
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Rallying cry for farmers to count farmland birds
The organisation behind the Big Farmland Bird Count has sent out a rallying cry for farmers and landowners to pick up their binoculars and go…
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