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FARM COORDINATOR FOR NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND OPPORTUNITY (Self-employed)
We’re recruiting for a self-employed Farm Coordinator (contract role) to support farmer meetings, events, and engagement activity across North Northumberland. […]
THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW INNOVATION AWARDS 2026
The GYS Innovation Awards continue to celebrate the ideas, technologies, and forward-thinking businesses shaping the future of agriculture. Each year, […]
MORE POWERS TO THE POLICE
A bit of good news.  The Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent on 29th April giving the police new […]
DO YOU RENT OUT PROPERTY?
The Renters’ Rights Act comes into force from 1st May and abolishes Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions and automatically converts all […]
AHDB FERTILISER COST/BENEFIT CALCULATOR
Given the increase in fertiliser cost, how can you work out whether it is worth buying particularly for grassland production? […]
FARM EQUIPMENT GRANTS – MORE TIME TO APPLY!
Defra has extended the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) deadline until midday on Tuesday 12th May. The original deadline […]
FUEL ORDERING BACK TO USUAL PRICING DAYS
As we are now receiving prices from many of the fuel companies that we work with, we will be reverting […]
ELMS LANDSCAPE RECOVERY – UPPER DUDDON
The Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery project has now started and over a period of 20 years will work with local […]
DAIRY FARMERS URGED TO RESPOND TO PERMITTING CONSULTATION
The National Farmers Union is looking for information to help it respond to an upcoming Government consultation proposing to extend […]
CAPITAL GRANTS
Guidance will be published in May/June prior to the scheme opening in July.  We recommend that if you want to […]
SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE – GET READY
The Sustainable Farming Incentive is expected to open in June for small farms and farms of any size who don’t […]
DEFRA’S LAND USE FRAMEWORK
We reported in last week’s ENews that Defra had published its Land Use Framework.  This sets out the Government’s vision […]