Defra shares what it’s learnt from the SFI pilots
Defra has been working with farmers across England to test the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) through the SFI pilot. Even though the...
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Ellie Sweetman
Feb 6, 20234 min
The role of mixed species forage in climate change mitigation and resilience
In a recent NIAB and SRUC study of the opportunities and barriers to forages for UK livestock productivity and sustainability, a wide...
Jo Bellett
Feb 1, 20234 min
The Environmental Improvement Plan 2023
DEFRA’s vision of the changing role of farmers in the UK has been given more detail in the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), which...
Doug Hobbs
Feb 1, 20231 min
What the Environmental Improvement Plan means for you
This article has been published on the Defra Future Farming blog. It was written by Stephen Ayres and posted on: 31 January 2023. The...
Alex Muxworthy
Jan 31, 20235 min
Cover crops: Pros, cons and agronomic considerations
Whether you’re a small family farm or a large conglomerate you have probably been recommended from one source or another to integrate...
Jo Bellett
Jan 26, 20232 min
New ELMs details of actions and payments in England
Farmers could get funding for up to 280 actions that protect the environment according to the new Government information released today....
Greg Crawford
Jan 23, 20235 min
Farm visit and review for participants of the FFRF
My favourite part of the week, an opportunity to leave the home office and visit farmers across England to have a chat about their farm.
Jeremy Moody
Jan 17, 20233 min
Jeremy's Blog 6th January 2023: Policy Certainty - Farming as a Business
This article by Jeremy Moody first appeared in the CAAV e-Briefing of 5th January 2023. Jeremy Moody is the Secretary and Adviser at the...
Alex Muxworthy
Jan 9, 20236 min
The transition to regenerative agriculture, how this can benefit future farming resilience
You may have heard a lot about regenerative agriculture (regen ag) recently. It’s enjoying a huge surge of scientific, political and...
Greg Crawford
Jan 9, 20236 min
Current funding, where do we stand?
We have all heard the slogan “Public funds for public goods” but what is the financial and operational reality behind it? After much back...
Elizabeth Stockdale
Dec 22, 20225 min
Working to support farming resilience
The challenges caused by food supply chain pressures, rising input costs, extreme weather events and the changes to agricultural support...
Jon Dearsley and Molly Biddell
Oct 3, 20221 min
In Plain English: Nature-based solutions
Nature-based solutions is a term used to describe actions that protect, restore and sustainably use natural resources to address social,...
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