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Funding & Support

The Farming Advice Service helps farmers navigate the range of grants and schemes to support increased productivity and managing land to benefit the environment and rural areas. We also highlight support available for business resilience, on-farm safety and physical and mental wellbeing.

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On this page you will find FAS content and updates on the funding and support available to farmers and land managers.

  • Managing land to benefit the environment, including protected species and habitats
  • Investing in equipment, technology and infrastructure to increase productivity
  • Improving water quality and air quality, and reducing flood risk
  • Improving animal health and welfare
  • Creating or improving trees and woodland
  • Business planning for resilience
  • Farm safety and wellbeing

Across England, farming has moved away from the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy and to Environmental Land Management Schemes instead. Direct payments have been replaced by delinked payments and with this ending in 2027, the released funds are being redirected into new schemes including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS). 
Whilst not all schemes will be relevant for all farming types, it is important to keep up-to-date with what is available to ensure no opportunities are missed.

Useful Links:
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
Capital Grants
Countryside Stewardship: Higher Tier
Farming Resilience Fund
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)

Technical Articles

Newsletters

  • FAS Newsletter front page

    Issue 106

    • Remember to submit your annual sheep and goat inventory
    • Succession Planning in Agriculture – starting the conversation.
    • Trees on farm – Trees Outside Woodland research programme & Tree Health Pilot funding support for ash dieback 
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS Newsletter front page

    Issue 105

    • Join CSF, Agronomist Andrew Wells and Farmer John Charles-Jones for a look at Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) options and agronomy.
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive - rotational actions declaration
    • Update on Capital Grants
    • Support Available to Farmers – Farming Community Network
    • Trees on farm – National Tree Week
    • Environment Agency Case Study – Reducing Soil Erosion at Bigenor Farm
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS October 24 Newsletter Front page - Pumpkins in a field

    Issue 104

    • September / October webinar recordings now available: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 (Defra) & How FAS and Catchment Sensitive Farming can support your farm business
    • Environment Agency is helping to investigate ammonia emissions in the Glens river catchment – a case study
    • EA Resources are now available on the FAS website: Agriculture regulation guide booklet; Harvesting Success & Winter Ready campaign FAQ
    • Trees on farm: Integrating trees into your livestock business, Funding extended to help fell diseased trees & Registering with the Woodland Carbon Code
  • FAS Newsletter front page

    Issue 103

    • Catchment Sensitive Farming joins FAS
    • How FAS and Catchment Sensitive Farming can support your farm business - new webinar
    • Right to work – Guidance from the Home Office
    • Farming Resilience Fund closes soon – See what’s available
    • A reminder from the Environment Agency for farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage
    • Trees on farm: Update on changes to the England Woodland Creation Offer & New TreeAlert dashboard

Podcast

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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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    Episode 12

    Briefing sessions from the FAS webinar "The farming offer in 2024, with Janet Hughes and Jonathan Marsden"

    32 mins

Upcoming Events

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Webinar Recordings

  • 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.

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