Capital Grant

With increased funding available farmers and landowners are being encouraged to begin preparing now for the next round of Environmental Land Management (ELM) Capital Grants, which are set to reopen in July this year

Defra has confirmed the full £150 million has been allocated with over 8,000 applications in under 5 weeks

Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire has already hosted more than 500 children on-farm

The Government says fund will close as soon as cap is hit as it also reveals long-awaited opening date for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier

Claire Eastham farms with her husband Martyn in Dorset, where they milk 120-spring calving cows. After gaining knowledge and experience working for other businesses, the couple started their own dairy farming journey in 2015 by taking on a share farming agreement before progressing to their current county council farm