This week’s Budget included a welcome extension to the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief. This will now include all environmental land management schemes, covering the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Countryside […]
FARMING EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY FUND
Farm Productivity and Slurry Grants now open This week, the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund opened for applications for the Farm Productivity and Slurry themes. There are standard grant rates […]
HERBAL LEYS INFORMATION
Have you signed up to growing Herbal Leys as part of SFI or CS agreements and want to find out about more their establishment? The Farmer Network is wanting to […]
SFI OPTION CHECKER TOOL
Defra has developed a tool for farmers to check what SFI options are available on different types of land. This provides a useful list of SFI options, but if you […]
RODENT CONTROL
Following enquiries from members, we have tried to clarify the situation with regard to future changes to farm rodent control legislation. From January 2026 onwards, all buyers and users of […]
RISHI SUNAK ANNOUNCEMENT
At the NFU Conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a number of announcements and you can read a summary of his speech here. The announcements included: A doubling […]
COMMONS – SFI MOORLAND ASSESSMENT NOW OPEN
The Foundation for Common Land is urging commoners to apply now for the SFI Moorland Assessment. The RPA has launched a new bespoke application process which has been tested on […]
AGMs
It was great to catch up with members at our Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network AGM on Tuesday. Those present heard an update on activity and finances for the 2022/23 financial […]
IMPROVING FARM PRODUCTIVITY GRANT NOW OPEN
The Improving Farm Productivity grant opened for applications this week for: Robotic and automated equipment with grants of up to 50% of the cost. The minimum grant is £25,000 up […]
UPDATED WOODLAND MANAGEMENT GRANTS
(With thanks to Lochlan Dulson from Cumbria Woodlands) The minimum eligibility for woodland management grants is set to decrease from 3ha to 0.5ha. Currently woodland between 3ha and 10ha receives […]
FARM BUSINESS SUPPORT
All businesses claiming Basic Payment Scheme can benefit from free advice from Defra’s Farming Resilience Fund. In Cumbria, we also have funding from Cumbria LEP for up to 3 hours […]
WINTER SUPPORT PAYMENT IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES
The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has offered funding to farmers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park needing help paying bills over this difficult Winter period. The Farmer Network is administering […]