Agri Politics
Govt announces reform to flood funding and £50m investment
The government is refreshing its approach to delivering flood funding and is to deliver additional financial support to farmers and...
Schemes
N.Ireland
In-person SNHS training to be made available
Face-to-face Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) training opportunities will be made available for farmers over the coming weeks. These will...
Schemes
Scheme costing mushroom farmers up to £8000 every 6 months
The Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA) has said that the current Seasonal Workers Visa Scheme, which permits migrant workers...
N.Ireland
UK farm support spending may come under pressure
UK farm support spending may come under pressure, courtesy of the upcoming Budget, scheduled for October 30. This is the...
Schemes
£157.8m distributed to Welsh farm businesses today
Today (Tuesday, October 14), £157.8 million has been paid to over 15,500 Welsh farm businesses as Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...
N.Ireland
90% ‘Zone 3’ uptake for Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has confirmed a 90% registration rate for Zone 3 of the Soil Nutrient Health...
Dairy
Report: Dairy profits set to recover after dramatic fall
The profits of dairy farmers dropped significantly more than expected in 2024/2024, but rising milk prices mean the outlook is...
Schemes
UFU: NI farmers urged to 'opt into beef scheme'
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme, which is part of...
Rural Life
Bovine TB programme board members announced
The new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board has been announced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change...
N.Ireland
MLA welcomes transition of farm support measures in NI
Tom Elliott MLA has broadly welcomed the recent progression in transitioning the farm support measures in Northern Ireland. In this...
N.Ireland
DAERA provides clarification on transition to new farm payment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has provided clarification on how the department intends to take forward...
N.Ireland
Muir announces payments of more than £9m to EFS participants
The Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir MLA, has announced payments totalling £9.4 million to Environmental Farming...
Schemes
Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme lacks 'clarity' - IAAS
The Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) gave a lukewarm welcome yesterday (Tuesday, March 26) to the long-awaited...
Environment
Peatland restoration scheme to capture over 1.4M tonnes of carbon
The first phase of the peatland restoration has been completed in the north-east of Scotland and announced today (Tuesday, March...
Schemes
Slurry and water grant application to open tomorrow - NFU Scotland
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is reminding those considering erecting or upgrading their slurry storage to meet new regulations,...
Schemes
AECS awarded more than £7m to rural businesses in 2023
Last year (2023), saw the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) award more than £7 million to 517 rural businesses in Scotland....
Agri-Business
£1.2bn entered farmers' bank accounts through schemes in 2023
In 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid over £1.2 billion into farmers’ bank accounts through the Countryside Stewardship, Environmental...
Schemes
Deadline for suckler beef calf scheme fast approaching
Farmers with beef cows are reminded that applications to the Scottish Suckler Beef Scheme (SSBSS), which provides £40 million to...
