On 3rd July, Defra re-opened the Stewardship capital grant scheme for field boundaries and orchards, items that improve air or water quality, Natural Flood Management and items linked to delivery of certain SFI options. There is also funding for Woodland…
On Monday, the RPA invited eligible farmers to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI24) following its sudden closure on 11th March. Eligible farmers include those who started an SFI application after 11th January but who had not submitted it…
The Farmer Network is looking for a project manager to help deliver workshops and advice for farmers in Cumbria and manage our team of Cumbrian coordinators. Suitable skills will include an understanding of farm support schemes and farm business accounts…
After reaching the allocated number of available grants, Return to School Grant applications are now closed. RABI are working hard to process all received applications. Please allow until September for them to contact you before enquiring about your application status. If…
The Environment Agency has introduced charges for waste exemptions from 1st July 2025. Farmers will be charged for the 17 ‘common on-farm exemptions’, which include activities like spreading waste on agricultural land. Farmers who require additional exemptions outside of the…
This week Defra announced that they are increasing the Environment Agency’s budget for farm inspections by around 50%. It will see the expected number of inspections reach a record 6,000 a year by 2029, supported by more investment in advice-led…
At Groundswell on Thursday, Defra Secretary, Steve Reed, announced the reopening of the capital grant scheme (see above) and also talked about what happens next with SFI. He said: “Later this summer, I will provide more details of our reformed…
Defra has just announced the re-opening of the Capital Grant scheme which has been closed since November 2024. These capital grants are for field boundaries and orchards, items that improve air or water quality and Natural Flood Management. There is…
Phase 2 of RABI’s Return to School Grant opens on Monday, 30 June at 9am. They’re expecting extremely high demand. Phase 1 filled fast and Phase 2 may be even quicker. If you missed out in Phase 1, this is…
From 1 July 2025 the Restricted Zone (RZ) will be extended to cover all of England which means you can move animals within England without a specific bluetongue licence or pre-movement testing. This is not the case when moving animals…