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Farmers in England who have been shortlisted for Defra's second round of Slurry Infrastructure grant funding must complete a slurry store location and design assessment form before September 30 2024

David Morley, head of conservation and environment at H&H Land and Estates outlines some of the key changes to the options available

Scottish Government has made a commitment to support the scheme until 2026

The average Brit throws out £450 of food a year, according to a survey of 3,000 people by electrical retailer AO.com

Referring to the Slurry Infrastructure Grant, Henry Clemons, an associate in rural consultancy at Knight Frank said while invaluable for farming businesses, the application process ‘demands a significant amount of detail, technical expertise and resources that many farmers simply do not possess or cannot afford to divert from their core operations'

With now 102 actions to choose from in the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive announcement, NFU senior countryside adviser Claire Robinson runs through the new options

Figures from April 2024 suggests that the current scheme had provided direct one-to-one support to over 12,000 businesses so far. The FFRF runs until March 2025

CLA senior land use policy adviser Cameron Hughes said: "CLA members I speak to are often surprised at the breadth of options available through the Capital Grants scheme."

Savills senior woodland consultant Luke Hemmings said there were many landowners who were keen to increase their carbon storage and habitat potential of their land, but the ‘approval process' for planting new woodland was an issue

The increase in funding for farm productivity from 40 to 50 per cent, on top of the extra money available for solar panels, means the Improving Productivity Grant is likely to be even more popular among farmers this time around