sustainable farming incentive

SFI24 now has more than 37,000 multi-year live agreements and has reached its ‘maximum limit' and can no longer accept new SFI applications from today

The Sustainable Farming Incentive has several actions that could be attractive to livestock farmers

When a North Yorkshire couple were approached with a long-term Farm Business Tenancy, they had 'no hestitation' in their reply

Joe Dufosee enjoys working with his family on their large organic livestock unit, the majority of which is rented from the Ministry of Defence

Scale, self-sufficiency and spreading risk are three elements of the beef business model that are key to the Dore family's success

David Morley, of H&H Land and Estates said with a dwindling Basic Payment Scheme and no means of making up this lost income, it was farmers who have demonstrated a ‘long-term commitment to delivering environmental enhancement who are being unfairly penalised'

Department says December payments will deliver nearly £300m into rural economy

NFU senior countryside adviser, Claire Robinson said farmers had engaged with stewardship Capital Grants which support environmental delivery, ‘to only find the application window is suddenly closed for a review'