Fund opens to support farmers affected by flooding
The government has opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage…
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SFI land restrictions announced in bid to increase food production
New measures have been confirmed today regarding how environmental land management schemes work alongside food…
Budget fails to fully deliver for farming says NFU
Despite some positive announcements in the Chancellor’s Spring Budget, the NFU feels it still falls…
Grant allowance for electric weeder
RootWave’s eWeeder for orchards and vineyards has been included in Defra’s Farming Equipment and Technology…
Thousands of British farmers join government incentive schemes
One in eight eligible farmers have now submitted applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)…
Farming protests erupt across the UK against new government regulation
UK farmers all over the nation have been protesting and blocking roads across England and…
Storm support announced following Henk flooding
Defra has announced grants of up to £25,000 through the Farming Recovery Farm to assist…
Final BPS payments flow as payment window opens
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final…
SSA calls for reset to “risky” UK farming agri-tech model
Agriculture thinktank Science for Sustainable Agriculture (SSA) has called for a “reset” of the 2013…
Defra direction on sugar negotiations delights NFU
NFU Sugar is delighted with the government’s direction that negotiations with British Sugar to set…