Sustainable Farming Incentive 'improved' to support more tenant, upland and new entrant farmers

Defra says programme offers more opportunity for farmers across the industry - who will it help?

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Expanded and improved SFI actions will boost food production and build resilience, say Defra
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Expanded and improved SFI actions will boost food production and build resilience, say Defra

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has been ‘expanded and improved' to promote food production and inclusivity as more options are made upland farmers, tenants farmers and for the first time, new...

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