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The farming union is calling for a 'renewed and enhanced multi-annual agricultural budget of £5.6 million'

With now 102 actions to choose from in the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive announcement, NFU senior countryside adviser Claire Robinson runs through the new options

Our chief reporter Rachael Brown gives her analysis on this week's announcement from Welsh Government to delay the launch of Sustainable Farming Scheme to 2026

Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer says Defra is confident the phase out will free-up more money for ELM schemes

The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that BPS would continue to be available in 2025

The NFU is calling for the Government to recognise 'the extraordinary nature' of what has been the wettest 18 months since 1836, warning that many farms may be unable to survive

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue

Last year we fenced off a stream gully which runs through the middle of the farm

High input prices constantly put pressure on growers, so creating a system which relies on little to no inputs might seem attractive, but how does it work in practice?

NFU Cymru said the projections from Welsh Government's latest SFS impact assessment predicted a 'shocking scenario' for Welsh farming