Toddler dies after accident on Devon farm
Farmers Weekly A toddler has died in an accident on a farm in Devon – the second tragedy in the area in two months. Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed on Thursday 21 June a two-year-old girl died last Friday evening on farmland in the Lifton area of west Devon. See also: Safety plea after 18 […]
Changes to Scottish support risk ‘forcing farmers out’
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in Scotland and Wales have been dealt a serious blow after their governments refused to authorise Asulox for bracken control this season. This means it will only be possible to use Asulox (asulam) in England this year, and control in Scotland and Wales will be restricted to physical methods, […]
Scotland and Wales denied use of bracken control herbicide
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in Scotland and Wales have been dealt a serious blow after their governments refused to authorise Asulox for bracken control this season. This means it will only be possible to use Asulox (asulam) in England this year, and control in Scotland and Wales will be restricted to physical methods, […]
Timeline revealed for farm policy shift in Northern Ireland
Farmers Weekly Farmers in Northern Ireland have been given a clear indication of how and when they will transition to a new farm support regime, though the Basic Payment Scheme is set to continue unchanged for another two years. Setting out the timeline for the so-called Farm Support and Development Programme, Norman Fulton, who heads […]
NFU Cymru outlines future agri policies to support young farmers
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in England will be able to apply for 23 actions under the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme from August. The 23 standalone actions available under the 2023 scheme include 19 new ones and four carried forward from 2022. New actions on offer for SFI 2023 include payments for […]
Defra to launch 23 actions under SFI 2023 from August
Farmers Weekly Farmers and land managers in England will be able to apply for 23 actions under the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme from August. The 23 standalone actions available under the 2023 scheme include 19 new ones and four carried forward from 2022. New actions on offer for SFI 2023 include payments for […]
Hampshire farmers join forces to trade in natural capital
Farmers Weekly More than 30 farmers in the Rivers Test and Itchen catchments in Hampshire are to join neighbouring farmers in supporting the Environmental Farmers Group in the River Avon catchment, increasing the scope for the group to trade in natural capital. The Environmental Farmers Group (EFG) was set up in 2022 and currently has […]
Fears for future agriculture budgets in devolved nations
Farmers Weekly As usual, I didn’t hear the vicar arrive. I don’t know how he does it – he just materialises at the back door. The dogs were also taken by surprise and were on the cusp of tearing him limb from limb when they realised he represented no threat and fell silent. I was […]