Opinion: Rule burden set to grow, with farmers bearing brunt
Farmers Weekly The winner of this award, chosen from the finalists in the other Awards categories, is the farmer judged to have made the most positive impact on the wider environment and the sustainability of their farming activities. That could involve improving soil quality, reducing the negative effects of pesticides, increasing biodiversity, reducing greenhouse gas […]
Amazon ‘in talks’ for fourth series of Clarkson’s Farm
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming. The Farmers Weekly team have been working on some cracking stories for you over the past seven days – here are some of the highlights. Computer says no Resident newshound Philip Case has the latest on the IT glitches holding up applications for Countryside Stewardship. […]
Opinion: It’s been another ‘perfectly average’ harvest
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming. The Farmers Weekly team have been working on some cracking stories for you over the past seven days – here are some of the highlights. Computer says no Resident newshound Philip Case has the latest on the IT glitches holding up applications for Countryside Stewardship. […]
This Week in Farming: RPA woes, Labour reshuffle and Fittest Farmer final
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to This Week in Farming. The Farmers Weekly team have been working on some cracking stories for you over the past seven days – here are some of the highlights. Computer says no Resident newshound Philip Case has the latest on the IT glitches holding up applications for Countryside Stewardship. […]
On-farm visits for schoolchildren piloted by AHDB and Leaf
Farmers Weekly Good things, it is said, come to those who wait. But farmer patience has already been severely tested, and questions remain about just how good it really is. Yes, we’re talking about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) – Defra’s policy alternative to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England. News that the 2023 […]
Editor’s View: SFI rollout begins but questions remain
Farmers Weekly Good things, it is said, come to those who wait. But farmer patience has already been severely tested, and questions remain about just how good it really is. Yes, we’re talking about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) – Defra’s policy alternative to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England. News that the 2023 […]
More support for upland farmers demanded in petition
Farmers Weekly A Cumbrian dairy farmer has launched a petition demanding better support from Defra for farmers in the uplands and nature-friendly agriculture. James Robinson, an organic dairy farmer based at Strickley Farm, Kendal, is calling on Defra secretary Therese Coffey to give upland farmers across England better access to Higher Tier Stewardship schemes in […]
‘I’m on a learning curve’ says Labour shadow Defra secretary
Farmers Weekly The Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme has been extended by Defra until March 2025 with an additional £10m in funding due to be provided each year. The move is intended to accelerate and enhance support for farms in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and to boost access for […]