Farm Grants: Farmers should avoid 'wait-and-see' approach to Defra's Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF)

Figures from April 2024 suggests that the current scheme had provided direct one-to-one support to over 12,000 businesses so far. The FFRF runs until March 2025

Rachael Brown
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Farm Grants: Farmers should avoid 'wait-and-see' approach to Defra's Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF)

With a General Election happening in the next few weeks, consultant and owner of SRH Agribusiness Simon Haley said farmers would be right to wonder whether they should be entering new schemes or should...

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