February 2024 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Farming for the Future: Sector Specific Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Webinar Series
- Capital Grants and Farming Investment Fund in 2024
- Bluetongue virus – Guidance for farmers
- Water abstraction – Irrigation prospects and abstraction licences
- Trees on Farms – Put Down Roots campaign
January 2024 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Agricultural Transition – January update
- Sustainable Farming Incentive update
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulations: improved guidance on getting permission to make changes to your land
- Recent rise in Schmallenberg virus infection causing birth defects in lambs and calves
- Trees on Farms New Agroforestry Payments & Tree Planting Webinar
December 2023 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Improvements on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulation guidance – coming January 2024
- Farming regulation from the New Year
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) risk map reminder
- Trees on Farms: New digital tool, government woodland access plan and Trees and Forestry Tax Guidance refresh
- Slurry Infrastructure Grant – Round 2 now open / Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) advice on better slurry management
November 2023 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Cross Compliance ends in England on 31 December 2023, but farming and land management regulations still apply
- Manure storage – Regulation reminder for the Farming Rules for Water and Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
- Remember to submit your annual sheep and goat inventory
- Trees on Farms – National Tree Week: Discover the benefits of tree planting on your farm
October 2023 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Trees on Farms – Podcast mini-series
- Countryside Stewardship – A seasonal reminder from the RPA
- Farming Rules for Water: Rule 8 – Position of livestock feeders
- Defra launches Sustainable Farming Incentive campaign page
September 2023 Newsletter
Newsletter
- The Sustainable Farming Incentive has opened for applications
- New webinars and podcasts released
- The rules on removing or working on a countryside hedgerow
- Storing silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil
- Trees on farms – Benefits from woodland management
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