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While financial support from the Government is becoming more targeted, opportunities still exist for farmers to access grants which could facilitate improvements or perhaps a new direction of travel. 

Andy Cureton, head of research and partnerships of UK Research and Innovation says agritech can help UK agriculture and horticulture overcome the challenges it faces.

With a range of grants available to farming businesses, Charlie Fowler, agri-business consultant at Fisher German, offers his advice on applying for funding.

Farmers in England must act swiftly if they wish to tap into the Governments new £27 million Farming Investment Fund, industry has warned.

With a flurry of new grants coming on stream, Olivia Midgley draws on the expertise of a panel of industry insiders to find out how farm businesses can take advantage.

With the Government’s £15.9 million England Woodland Creation Offer now open, Olivia Midgley looks at the opportunities in tree planting and the various grant schemes farmers can tap into.

The scheme provides greater financial incentives for woodland creation, with £15.9m available in its first year

Farmers who applied for 2020 Countryside Stewardship (CS) grants almost 12 months ago are still in limbo after civil servants said they could not visit their farms to sign off applications due to Covid-19.

Being food producers, farmers know there is no such thing as a free lunch. Someone somewhere has worked hard to provide such generosity.

Farm businesses will be able to claim Government backed loans of up to 50,000 with no repayments or interest for the first 12 months.