Funding

The Country Trust believes the best way to address the divide between consumers and producers is to incentivise farmers to host educational visits for children

Farmers across England who claimed BPS will be eligible to apply for SFI 2023 online with some able to apply from September 18

Round two of the fund is expected to close at midnight on September 21. Given the extensive preparation time many farmers and landowners who expressed an initial interest in applying are a long way down the line by now

The hub is aimed at supporting farmers in making it easier to find funding opportunities and advice to help develop sustainable farming practices on-farm

The Farm Resilience Programme has benefited nearly 1,400 families across the UK and has a particular focus on small family farms

Farmers are offered additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications, as long as applications were started by 15 September

Defra was probed on a specific date in autumn in which the online checker would open, but failed to give one. They said they were preparing to launch round two of the scheme and guidance would be issued soon

AHDB in partnership with LEAF are offering 20 farmers from England and Wales fully funded training and support to host school visits, to give more children the chance to experience a working farm

NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved

Almost 3,000 people sign open letter to Therese Coffey asking her to reconsider policies and back the farming industry