sustainable farming incentive

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (September 15)

As the hedge-cutting closed period came to an end on September 1, we got some top tips to manage hedges to benefit the arable rotation, carbon storage, and wildlife

The union has urged ministers to ‘do the right thing’ after problems with the SFI scheme

Applications for the SFI scheme are expected to open for applications in the coming weeks

Following the launch of Defra’s Annual Health and Welfare Review last week, Katie Fallon looks at how farmers can get involved.

Farming Minister Mark Spencer has batted away concerns that the increased Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme payments announced this morning (January 5) are ‘too little, too late’.

Ploughing more money into Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will keep food prices down for consumers, according to AHDB technical knowledge exchange manager Harry Henderson.

Analysis of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) using the Anderson Centre’s set of model farms has shown the extent of the impact that BPS cuts will have on farm incomes in 2023.