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The Farming Advice Service (FAS) provides free, confidential advice for farmers and land managers in England to help protect people, livestock and the environment. In partnership with Catchment Sensitive Farming. Funded by Defra

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Latest newsletters

  • FAS Newsletter September 2025

    Issue 115

    • How to contact your local Catchment Sensitive Farming Team
    • How a Somerset dairy farm tackled challenges with slurry storage and silage clamp issues
    • An update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) and the Farming and Countryside Programme’s (FCP) annual report
    • Celebrating Young Farmers Week 6-10 October
    • New restrictions for burning on all England upland peat deeper than 30cm, unless subject to a license
    • £12 million to turn brilliant ideas into farm technology
    • Improved TB mapping tool ibTB gives farmers more certainty about disease risks when purchasing cattle
    • Innovate UK BridgeAI: free in-person workshops and online webinars
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS Newsletter August 2025

    Issue 114

    • Environment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage
    • New Technical Article - Water Quality and Farming
    • RPA blog: Getting the most from herbal leys within improved grassland systems
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive Expanded Offer for 2024 (SFI 2024): understanding the annual declaration
    • How a North Yorkshire a dairy farm addressed issues with its silage clamps
    • How Cambridgeshire Farmers Are Fighting Fires
    • Trees on farm: New video series “Stages of woodland management”
    • Continued Dry Weather – An Opportunity for Reservoir Inspection and Maintenance?
    • Constructing A Large Raise Reservoir
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS July Front Page

    Issue 113

    • SFI 2023 – Annual Declarations update
    • An Update on Capital Grants
    • An Update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
    • New Technical Article - RPA Advice & Guidance and Site Visits
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • National Framework for Water Resources Launched
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • Water abstraction restrictions and dry weather support from the Environment Agency
    • Animal Plant Health Agency.
    • NVZ and nutrient management
    • Public rights of way
    • How a Cheshire dairy farm worked with the Environment Agency to reduce the risks of water pollution
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements

Upcoming Events

  • CSF

    CSF North Anglia - Practical Nutrient Management Planning with Mel Holloway

    Join us for some practical advice on Nutrient Management Planning. Bring along your own NMP for personal ad...

    16th Oct 2025
    10:00 - 14:00 (BST)
    Bawdeswell Village Hall, Reepham Road, Bawdeswell NR20 4RU

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    Derbyshire: Livestock slurry – Your liquid asset

    Join AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) for an informative event on Integrated Slurry Management, i...

    22nd Oct 2025
    12:00 - 15:00 (BST)
    The Agricultural Business Centre, Agricultural Way, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1AH

    Read more and book here

  • CSF

    Shropshire: Livestock slurry – Your liquid asset

    Join AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) for an informative event on Integrated Slurry Management, i...

    23rd Oct 2025
    12:00 - 15:00 (BST)
    Hinstock Memorial Hall, Hinstock, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9 2SZ

    Read more and book here

  • CSF

    CSF North Anglia- Hedgerow Walk and Talk Event with Richard Negus

    Join Catchment Sensitive Farming for an afternoon walk and talk with Richard Negus in Suffolk to discuss ho...

    23rd Oct 2025
    14:00 - 17:00 (BST)
    Walpole and Cookley Community Pavillion, Peasenhall Road Walpole IP19 9BQ

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    CSF South West - Understanding Phosphorus in ruminant diets

    How phosphorus interacts with other key macro minerals and how to measure and monitor them effectively for ...

    28th Oct 2025
    10:30 - 14:00 (GMT)
    Scorrier House, Scorrier, TR16 5AU

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    CSF South West - Understanding Phosphorus in ruminant diets

    How phosphorus interacts with other key macro minerals and how to measure and monitor them effectively for ...

    29th Oct 2025
    10:30 - 14:30 (GMT)
    High Bickington Community Centre, Umberleigh EX37 9HG

    Book your free place here

Webinar Recordings

  • FAS

    Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway

    Mel Holloway, expert farm consultant and FACTS qualified advisor, gave a presentation and Q and A session on nutrient management planning, NVZs, and Farming Rules for Water.
  • FAS

    Practical Nutrient Management Planning with Mel Holloway

    Following the success of our February webinar ‘Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway’ and feedback from attendees, we deliver a more in-depth session with walk-through example for nutrient management planning for different farming systems.
  • FAS

    Making the most of your SFI agreement

    Join the Farming Advice Service, Briony Burge of Creedy Associates and Fraser Hugill, Yorkshire farmer and advisor, for this webinar on lessons learned from the SFI offer so far, and making the most of your options.
  • FAS

    Succession Planning in Challenging Times

    Join the Farming Advice Service and Heather Wildman, Succession Specialist at Saviour Associates, for a professional webinar on Succession Planning in Challenging Times, with expert insights from the Farming Community Network (FCN)
  • FAS

    Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in 2024

    The webinar 'Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in 2024' was delivered by the Farming Advice Service on behalf of Defra, in partnership with the Farming Forum and supported by the RPA, NE and CSF.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Upland Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to upland farms and how to apply for an agreement.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Grassland Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to grassland farms and how to apply for an agreement.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Arable Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to arable farms and how to apply for an agreement.

The Farming Advice Service Podcast

Below are the latest episodes from our podcast, select an episode or view all below.

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    Episode 15

    Farm Wildlife and Operation Turtle Dove

    25 mins
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    Episode 14

    Farm Safety Week with Stephanie Berkeley of Yellow Wellies

    24 mins
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    Episode 13

    Q&A from the FAS webinar "The farming offer in 2024, with Janet Hughes and Jonathan Marsden"

    44 mins

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