Given the increase in fertiliser cost, how can you work out whether it is worth buying particularly for grassland production? AHDB has an on-line tool which calculates the cost of nitrogen applications and then compares this with the feed value…
Defra has extended the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) deadline until midday on Tuesday 12th May. The original deadline was 28th April so this gives farmers another 2 weeks to apply. We are not sure why the deadline has…
As we are now receiving prices from many of the fuel companies that we work with, we will be reverting to ordering on our set days for each area, being every Tuesday for NE postcodes. We would also like to…
The Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery project has now started and over a period of 20 years will work with local farmers, environmental organisations and the local community to manage 2,800 hectares in the South-West Lake District. The project aims to…
The National Farmers Union is looking for information to help it respond to an upcoming Government consultation proposing to extend environmental permitting regulations to the dairy and intensive beef sectors. This consultation is anticipated for summer 2026 and the NFU…
Guidance will be published in May/June prior to the scheme opening in July. We recommend that if you want to apply that you have all the information ready for when the scheme opens so measure field boundaries, take photos and…
The Sustainable Farming Incentive is expected to open in June for small farms and farms of any size who don’t have an environmental revenue agreement. Those that have capital grants (e.g. for field boundaries) can apply if they don’t have…
We reported in last week’s ENews that Defra had published its Land Use Framework. This sets out the Government’s vision to optimise land use across nature, food production, energy generation, housing and climate adaptation. Some key points include: The best…
FETF 2025 CLAIM DEADLINE MIDDAY 31ST MARCH 2026 The deadline for FETF 2025 claims is MIDDAY on 31st March 2026 and guidance on how to claim is here. Many farmers struggle to find the claim form – it is at…
The Foundation for Common Land has reported that Defra and the RPA have this week acknowledged there is no mechanism for common land to enter either SFI or CS Higher Tier schemes in 2026. FCL says that this is due…