The Rural Payments Agency have been paying the 2025 delinked BPS payment since 1st August. This single payment replaces the previous two-instalment system so remember there won’t be another payment […]
ADDINGTON FUND FORAGE AID APPEAL
The Addington Fund has launched a dry weather campaign to help farmers in need struggling to feed livestock due to the ongoing drought who have looked at all ways to […]
MEMBERS’ HOUR – AUTUMN SALES PROSPECTS
Our monthly Members hour saw an excellent discussion between members and auctioneers from within our Network areas. Ted Ogden (Skipton), Paul Gardner (Penrith) and Jack Walton (Hexham). The auctioneers covered […]
NORTHUMBERLAND FARM ADVISORY SERVICE
This service is specifically for Farm enterprises in Northumberland to assist in the growth and resilience of farming businesses as well as exploring opportunities for diversification. Find out more and […]
DRY WEATHER IMPACT
This week, the water shortfall in England was defined as a “nationally significant incident”. The Environment Agency reports it was the driest March to July period since 1921 across central […]
WESTMORLAND & FURNESS CAPITAL GRANT SCHEME – DEADLINE 9am 11TH AUGUST
Westmorland & Furness’s Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) grant scheme is open for equipment/machinery and small-scale capital improvements to help grow, diversify, innovate and improve productivity. The grant can cover […]
SHEEP DIP DISPOSAL
We have had a couple of enquiries into the office regarding disposal of sheep dip and have come up with a number of options. Ellaway Environmental can dispose of larger […]
CAPITAL GRANT SCHEME CLOSURE
This week we have been hearing from farmers and advisers who have been caught out by the sudden closure of the capital grant scheme last Friday. In some cases, this […]
LANSS SKILLS BOOTCAMP SURVEY
The Land + Nature Skills Service are proposing a land-based skills bootcamp and require feedback on the skills areas, likely demand and preferred delivery location. Please take a couple of […]
SFI24 – ELIGIBLE FARMERS ALLOWED TO APPLY
Last week, the RPA invited eligible farmers to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI24) including those who started an SFI application after 11th January but who had not submitted […]
RUMOURS OF IMMINENT CLOSURE OF CAPITAL GRANTS – TRUE OR UNTRUE?
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 […]
SFI24 – ELIGIBLE FARMERS INVITED TO APPLY
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 […]