The Farmer Network has been working with the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme on a series of workshops sharing information about the management of herbal leys. Farmers Weekly have reported on the panel discussion we organised in November with the help…
From 1st April 2025 for corporation tax, and 6th April 2025 for income tax, double cab pickups with a payload of one tonne or more will be treated as cars for the purposes of capital allowance, benefits in kind, and…
With no warning on Tuesday evening, Defra suddenly closed the Sustainable Farming Incentive to new applications. This is despite having said that 6 weeks’ notice would be given if the scheme was to be closed. This is devastating news for…
Steve Reed announced £110 million for innovation, equipment and technology grants. This will include another round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) in “the spring” and a new Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) including competitions to unlock the benefits…
Having had very little grant news to share for some months, we had multiple announcements at the NFU Conference this week including: information about the Capital Grant scheme – processing of existing applications and a re-opening of the scheme later…
At Monday’s company AGM, the members voted in favour of the Board proposal for membership fees to remain at the current rate in 2025. Farmers will continue to pay £96+VAT by direct debit or £108+VAT by BACs, card or cheque. …
The West Lakeland Farmer-Led Nature Recovery CIC is looking for four enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who would like to pursue a career in agricultural advice. Thanks to funding from The Royal Countryside Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund, funding…
This week, the RPA sent out an email with information about the arrangements for paying the Basic Payment Scheme in 2025. This will have been a very difficult message for many farmers, particularly those who historically received higher BPS payments…
The Farmer Network has been busy filming guides to soil sampling including how to keep the records required for the SFI soil assessment. The links below will take you to You Tube and we hope you find them useful –…
This is just a reminder that the hedgerow management regulations stipulate that there should be no cutting/trimming from 1st March to 31st August. There are some exceptions – read more here.