As part of the Future Farm Resilience Fund (FFRF) scale-up scheme, NIAB, in partnership with farm business consultants Savills and AKC, are developing a new programme of free support and business advice for arable, mixed, dairy, beef and sheep farming businesses throughout England. ​​​​The FFRF initiative is part of the new £32 million Defra-funded programme helping farmers prepare for the Agricultural Transition, which will see direct support payments reduce to zero by 2027. From October 2022 until March 2025, farmers will be able to access advice and support to help their business adapt to the challenges caused by food supply chain pressures, rising input costs, extreme weather events and the changes to agricultural support. To qualify for the free support you must be receiving BPS (Basic Payment Scheme payments) in England (farms that stretch across borders with Wales or Scotland can apply if they have some land in England). As of 14 March 2023, farmers who have a Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement but aren’t currently claiming BPS are also eligible for support under FFRF. To have an HLS agreement farmers must have management control of the land in the agreement, which is the whole farm. Participants who have already taken part in FFRF (Initial and/or Interim Phases with any provider) or have applied for the Exit Scheme can also apply. ​The FFRF programme will be delivered by 17 different advice providers from across the UK food and farming industry, each will provide information, tools, advice, and support for up to 32,000 farmers and landowners throughout this period of change. A complete list of all 17 providers is given at the bottom of the page. As you can only sign up to one provider, please take a look and consider which option is the best for you and your business. NIAB, Savills and AKC’s collaborative network of 30+ experienced farm business consultants will be using a mix of online tools, resources, and industry expertise from across the three organisations to provide a series of workshops, events and one-to-one meetings. All the content on this website and advice provided by us will be completely free of charge and costs are covered by the Defra FFRF programme. At the start of this phase of the project, there will be an opportunity to attend awareness workshops which do not constitute a commitment to use our services as part of this project. If, however you wish to join any further meetings, workshops and receive a one-to-one business consultation you will need to register your interest and agree to complete a brief survey at the start and the end of the programme.