April 2024 Newsletter
Newsletter
- New technical articles available on the FAS website: Animal Welfare Compliance Requirements for Farmers
- Managing livestock and public access
- Trees on farms: Spring management tips and the eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
- Water and agriculture: Support for Farmers/Land Managers, Water Rights trading and Local Resource Option screening study reminder
March 2024 Newsletter
Newsletter
- Future of hedgerow protections
- Farming Equipment and Technology Fund now open
- Water abstraction licence reminder and Local Resource Option (LRO) screening studies
- Trees on farms – England Woodland Creation Offer Payment Increase and Ips Typographys Monitoring Study for Spruce Trees
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
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