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June 2024 Newsletter
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- Farm Safety Week 2024 22–26 July
- Hedgerow management rules: cutting and trimming – exemptions when sowing oilseed rape or temporary grass in August
- LEAF Open Farm Sunday: Bringing farming to the fore
- Trees on farms – Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) Warning and Join the Forestry Commission to help keep our trees and the countryside healthy
- Latest SFI opportunities for farmers
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May 2024 Newsletter
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- Directory of farmer support organisations – here to help the farming community
- New technical articles available on the FAS website: Soil health in UK farming
- Expanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive Offer
- The Management of Hedgerows Regulations 2024
- Trees on farms: Five benefits of planting trees on less productive land / Do you know how to spot ash dieback on your land?
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April 2024 Newsletter
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- 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
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March 2024 Newsletter
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- 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
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February 2024 Newsletter
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- 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
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January 2024 Newsletter
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- 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
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