Defra has confirmed that applications for the 2026 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) are expected to open from 30 June, ...

Farmers in England are being urged to prepare applications immediately for Defra’s reopened Capital Grants scheme after ...

The UK Government will reform one of the key subsidy schemes that encourages nature-friendly farming practices, after a lack of clarity over budgets and timeframes last year left thousands of farmers ...

Sustainable farming scheme aims to improve access for smaller farms and boost demand for low carbon fertiliser, but NFU warns ...

The Government is facing an angry backlash over the abrupt closure of its flagship nature-friendly farming payments scheme for new applicants this year. The Environment Department (Defra) announced ...

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WWF has criticised the UK Government’s apparent decision to exclude environmental charities and ecologists from a new farming industry board intended to boost resilience and profitability across the ...

A 21-point Action Plan to help the home-grown organic food and farming sector develop sustainably has been published today. An enhanced Organic Farming Scheme, new research funding, and an undertaking ...

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East Anglian farming leaders have welcomed an overhaul of the government's flagship nature incentives scheme - which is set to be simplified and capped at £100,000. Environment secretary Emma Reynolds ...

One thing you can guarantee about the run-up to Christmas, alongside frantic last-minute shopping and a sense of impending doom, is that Defra will drop a major policy announcement just when the rest ...

The abrupt move is described as ‘another shattering blow’ to the sector, which is already at loggerheads with Government. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access ...