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Farmers offered additional time to complete CS 2024 applications
Farmers are being offered additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications, as long as they were commenced by 15…
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New livestock report informs debate about nitrogen use efficiency
The critical value of nitrogen in delivering sustainable and circular food systems has been looked at in a new report aimed at the livestock sector…
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Farming in Protected Landscape receives £10m additional funding
The Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) programme will be extended until March 2025, with £10m additional funding each year, Defra has announced…
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Over 400 upland farmers sign petition calling for more support
Hundreds of farmers have signed a petition demanding more support for upland areas as many have been 'left behind' from land management schemes…
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Proactive steps needed now to combat future droughts, experts say
Experts are pushing for more investment now to ensure farmers and other water users are in the best position ahead of future droughts. The National…
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Farmers with SFI agreement to receive fast payment, Defra says
Farmers who have a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 agreement before the end of the year will receive an accelerated payment, Defra has…
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Thinktank slams BBC for 'pro-organic bias' in GCSE revision guides
A sustainable farming think tank has criticised the BBC for 'misleading and factually inaccurate assertions' made about organic farming in its GCSE…
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Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 to open for applications next week
Farmers are being reminded that they can sign up to the UK's post-Brexit Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme next week. The government's new…
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Farmers have just days to apply to 2024 CS Mid Tier
Farmers are being reminded that they have just days to apply to the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements. CS Mid Tier, which opened on 21…
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Pace of delivery of new SFI scheme 'unacceptable', body says
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has slammed the government's pace of its delivery of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme as…
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