Agri-Business
Expanded SFI gives farmers 'more choice and pays out more' - Spencer
Farming Minister Mark Spencer has said the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) “gives farmers more choice, makes things easier and...
Countryside Stewardship
Agri Politics
Farmers who fail to meet Countryside Stewardship deadline may still benefit
Farmers will have additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications as long as they were started before the...
Agri-Business
Farmers can register interest for SFI from this week
Farmers can start registering their interest for the Sustainable Farming incentive (SFI) from this Wednesday (August 30). The Department for...
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship application deadline extended
The deadline for applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship mid-tier agreements has been extended until Friday, September 15. The Rural...
Agri-Business
NFU urges investment in slurry store covers
Farmers are being urged by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to capitalise on the Countryside Stewardship scheme and apply to...
Environment
Countryside Stewardship granted to Calstock wetlands
Natural England has granted a Countryside Stewardship to the Tamar Community Trust (TCT) for the Calstock wetlands to assure its...
Agri-Business
Application windows for 2023 farm payments open
The application window for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and...
Agri-Business
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications open for 2024
Farmers and land managers can submit applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier from today (Tuesday, February 7), until...
Agri-Business
RPA issued payments totalling over £1bn in 2022
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid out around 107,000 eligible claims in 2022 totalling £1 billion, on top of £679...
Government
Increased rates for ELM scheme only 'scratch the surface' - NSA
The chief executive of the National Sheep Association (NSA), Phil Stocker, has said that the increases to payment rates for...
Government
Defra increases payment rates for ELM schemes
Farmers will receive increased payments for delivering sustainable food production under the government’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, the Department...
Schemes
CLA: 'We should be wary of normalising bridging payments'
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as welcomed the announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will begin making...
Environment
Application return deadline for CS Scheme extended
Applicants for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme have one extra month to complete their Mid-Tier application and send it to...
Environment
Bridging payments extended to all Countryside Stewardship farmers
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that all Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders who claimed...
