This week, Defra announced an additional £E53 million for the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) this year. The programme is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK and supports innovation from early research and development through to on-farm trials and commercial deployment. Below sets…
SFI26 will open next Tuesday 30th June for small farms (between 3ha and 50ha of agricultural land) and for those without existing environmental revenue agreements. The scheme will open in September to all farm businesses and you can read the…
Phase 2 opens on Monday 29th June at Midday, offering £200 per school-aged child (4-16) to help farming families with back-to-school costs. Remember, this is a very popular scheme, so if you plan to apply do so at the earliest…
On Wednesday, Defra published its Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England’s Future. The Government says the Farming Roadmap will bring together long-term strategies, reforms and commitments, and provide “a flexible framework for the sector’s journey towards 2050, recognising that there is no single route to…
The Farmer Network have created some SFI Update videos which highlight the main changes to options, more applicable to rural Cumbrian farms which were announced in the latest SFI guidance update earlier this month. Watch the first episode here -…
Thursday 25th June at 2pm DEFRA are hosting a webinar about the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) offer and how you can prepare to apply. This webinar will be delivered in partnership with Defra, the Rural Payments Agency and Catchment…
Phase 1 opens on Monday 15th June at Midday, offering £200 per school-aged child (4-16) to help farming families with back-to-school costs. Remember, this is a very popular scheme, so if you plan to apply do so at the earliest…
On Tuesday, Defra published the SFI26 scheme information including “near final” versions of the guidance notes and details about each SFI action . There are 71 actions available (down from 102 in SFI24) and most of the options are the…
Phase 1 opens on Monday 15th June at Midday, offering £200 per school-aged child (4-16) to help farming families with back-to-school costs. Remember, this is a very popular scheme, so if you plan to apply do so at the earliest…
On Tuesday, Defra published the SFI26 scheme information including “near final” versions of the guidance notes and details about each SFI action . There are 71 actions available (down from 102 in SFI24) and most of the options are the…