Mental Wellbeing Support Organisations
Whether you are a farmer or farming family member in need of support, or an advisor working with farmers who may need help, there are...
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Phil Humphrey
Oct 25, 20231 min read
Poor weather assistance guidance
If your land has been affected by the recent flooding from Storm Babet, there may be a need to let the RPA know, but don’t worry, cases...
Doug Hobbs
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Organic Forum Webinar 13th October - follow up
A link to the recording of the Organic Forum Webinar jointly hosted by Christopher Stopes, Co-chair of the English Organic Forum and...
Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Oct 13, 20233 min read
What’s your Biggest Stress?
Get Involved to Help Us Understand. What is the most important asset on a farm? If I were to ask any farmer this question, I wonder what...
Doug Hobbs
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Slurry Infrastructure grant: guidance now available for round 2
Defra are getting ready to open round two of Slurry Infrastructure grants in November. More details are availble on the Defra farming blog.
Doug Hobbs
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Defra SFI webinar for organic farmers
On 13 October, Defra and the English Organic Forum are holding a webinar on SFI for organic farmers and growers. An hour long webinar has...
Phil Humphrey
Sep 29, 20235 min read
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
Thinking of options? Put off by a 156-page handbook? Want to wait until 2024? This article is aimed at being as simple, but informative...
Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Women in Farming: Recognising Our Contribution
I expected I would find writing about the well-being of women in farming to be simple. After all, I am a woman and I’ve been involved on...
Doug Hobbs
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Defra farming podcast: Learning more about SFI in 2023 with the NFU
A new post, “Farming podcast: Learning more about SFI in 2023 with the NFU” has just been published on the Defra website. In this episode...
Elizabeth Stockdale
Sep 20, 20236 min read
Maintaining healthy soil for growing grass and forage crops
As we move firmly into autumn, and with an eye to the winter storms ahead, now is the right time to set aside some time to review soil...
Greg Crawford
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Update for farmers with SFI 2022 agreements
Even if you have already entered into an 2022 agreement you will still need to express interest into the 2023 standard’s if you are...
Greg Crawford
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Defra announces accelerated payment for SFI agreements in place by the end of 2023
On Wednesday 14 September Defra confirmed that they are on track to start inviting those who have submitted an SFI expression of interest...
Doug Hobbs
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Apply now for a calf housing grant
Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grants are availble to help you receive co-funding for large infrastructure projects that help...
Doug Hobbs
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Watch: Funding for farmers webinar
On Wednesday 6 September, we held a webinar for farmers to learn more about the funding available in England. Policy leads working on the...
Greg Crawford
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Register interest in the Sustainable Farming Incentive
Defra has recently announced that Farmers will be able to sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from the 18th of September....
Doug Hobbs
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Defra - Webinar 'Funding for Farmers' Sep 6th 11:30-12:30
The Defra Farming & Countryside Programme team is holding a webinar for farmers to find out about the payments available in England....
Greg Crawford
Aug 16, 202314 min read
SFI standards - interaction with other schemes
In this post we will outline how the new 2023 SFI standards interact with other schemes to identify which SFI’s can be entered onto land...
Greg Crawford
Aug 11, 20236 min read
SFI 2023 update from Defra
SFI 2023 will be launched later this month under a controlled roll out. The RPA will be in touch with details of an expression of...
Sarah Nyczaj-Kyle
Aug 7, 20235 min read
Digging Deep: Building our resilience
I’m writing this blog looking out of my window and counting the puddles in the field. Whilst Europe faces a heatwave, here in Cumbria we...
Jo Bellett
Aug 4, 20231 min read
The animal health and welfare infrastructure grant
Grants of between £15,000 and £500,000 are available for large infrastructure projects that help to improve the health and welfare of...
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