sfi

CLA and NFFN welcome end of uncertainty but warn plans could pose problems for farmers in future

A major SFI shake-up will see actions cut, payments capped and £345m pledged for productivity, as Defra promises a simpler and fairer future for farm support

Defra has promised a new leaner, simpler scheme which will work for more family farm businesses. Farmers Guardian takes a look at some key aspects

Emma Reynolds to unveil plans to 'level the playing field' as smaller farms given first opportunity to access support

Succession planning, strategic clarity and sharper scrutiny of business performance are set to be the priorities for farmers and landowners in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, NFU President Tom Bradshaw reflects on the past 12 months and the farming sector’s future in the coming year.

In what has been a turbulent year in agriculture, the FG team take a look back on the biggest events of the year. But, of course, it is the people that make agriculture, so who scoops this year's favourite feature?

Dame Angela Eagle sets out her vision for farming and says SFI will be 'simpler and fairer' with more farmers able to benefit

Jon Watt is a 28-year-old tenant and contract farmer, running a 180-hectare arable and beef farming business in Suffolk with his father

Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckly said the schemes the Government inherited needed reform