NFU Conference: Actions slashed as Defra unveils 'simpler, fairer' SFI scheme

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Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has unveiled further SFI plans
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Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has unveiled further SFI plans

Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) actions are to be cut to 71 with funding capped at £100,000 in order to offer a fairer, simpler system, Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has today revealed. Speaking...

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