SFI26 Window 1 budget fixed at £60m, says Defra Secretary

Secretary of State, Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the SFI26 Window 1 budget will be fixed at £60m, despite calls for 'flexibility' to ensure all small farms can access funding within the first window

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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SFI26 Window 1 budget fixed at £60m, says Defra Secretary

The first window for SFI26 has a £60m budget allocated to it and that is not going to change, regardless of levels of demand. That was the message from Secretary of State for Defra, Emma Reynolds, when...

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