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"Farmers and crofters must prioritise these annual application forms in the next few days"

Daera said farm businesses which have not yet applied are urged to do so now to avoid late claim penalties and to allow enough time to check that their information is accurate

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue

NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy said the ‘delayed' release of the Sea Eagle Management Scheme had been ‘enormously disappointing'

Defra said farmers can now apply for support which could help growers manage their water resources 'better' for use when droughts occurs

Water company celebrates 10 years of STEPS, its initiative aiming to reduce agricultural river pollution

The application portal for SFI will be closed between December 27 2023- January 2 2024. Any draft SFI applications that are not submitted before December 31 2023 will be lost and not recoverable when the portal reopens again in the new year

The selected projects will now begin their two-year development phase to finalise arrangements

Mr Drakeford said ‘no single part of the Welsh Government can regard itself as immune', including agriculture