Agri-Business
£1.2bn entered farmers' bank accounts through schemes in 2023
In 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid over £1.2 billion into farmers’ bank accounts through the Countryside Stewardship, Environmental...
Schemes
Schemes
Deadline for suckler beef calf scheme fast approaching
Farmers with beef cows are reminded that applications to the Scottish Suckler Beef Scheme (SSBSS), which provides £40 million to...
Schemes
£74m addition aims to reduce air pollution and water from slurry
The government has announced this week that an added £74 million will help farmers invest in slurry infrastructure. This, it...
Schemes
Wales: BPS advance payments to issue tomorrow
Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be issued to thousands of Welsh farmers tomorrow (Thursday, October 12),...
Schemes
Call for further clarity on Habitat Wales Scheme budget
The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has called for further clarity on the budget for the...
Schemes
Defra accelerates payments for SFI 2023 agreements
Farmers who have a live Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 agreement before the end of the year will receive an...
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship application deadline extended
The deadline for applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship mid-tier agreements has been extended until Friday, September 15. The Rural...
Farm Building
Grants to improve cattle buildings announced
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced £10 million in grants for cattle farmers in England...
Schemes
BPS advance payments to issue on August 1
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments will be issued to farmers on August 1, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has...
Schemes
Wales: Glastir scheme to be replaced in January
The Welsh government has today (Friday, July 21) announced that the Glastir scheme will end in December. It will be...
Schemes
Scotland: Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme extended for 2 years
The Scottish government has extended the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme for a further two years. The EU scheme enables officially recognised...
Schemes
Wales: Progress on Sustainable Farming Scheme moves forward
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has published three documents relating to the second phase of co-design on the Sustainable...
Agri-Business
Competition offers £5m funding for SMEs to 'scale up' innovation
Small and medium-sized businesses will soon be able to apply for a share of £5 million in grant funding to...
Schemes
SFI 2023 accepting applications from August
The government will start accepting applications for what it has called the “new and improved” Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in...
Agri-Business
£30m awarded to farming food production projects
A £30 million fund has been allocated to farming projects that will focus on boosting food production, moving towards net...
Agri-Business
Increases to payment rates for upland farmers in ELMs
The UK government has announced changes to the payment rates for upland farmers in environmental land management schemes (ELMs). These...
Government
Wales to pay higher rates to farmers creating woodland
The Welsh government has today (Thursday, May 25) announced higher payments rates for farmers that create woodland. It is calling...
Government
Second round of Landscape Recovery scheme to include food criteria
The second round of the Landscape Recovery scheme will see the introduction of a food production criterion for the first...
