government funding

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

A new grant for hen housing with a budget of more than £20 million is expected to open up for initial applications at the end of June

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

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The extension will mean 43,000 visas will be available to the horticulture sector in 2025, with another 2,000 visas for poultry

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

FG's Chief Reporter, Rachael Brown, reflects on the need for Government to take better ownership of how agricultural policy and inspections directly impact farmers' mental health

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