NFU calls for future environmental schemes to learn from current drought crisis
As Defra develops the next round of the SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive), the NFU is urging the department to ensure ...
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SFI scheme reopened to thousands of applicants after legal threats from NFU members
Defra has been forced to reopen the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2024 scheme to around 3,000 applicants, after a group ...
NFU forces Government to “retake” its decision scrap the 2024 SFI scheme
A threatened legal challenge co-ordinated by the NFU, which asserted that ministers had acted illegally in suddenly closing the 2024 ...
Organic farmland in England remains static for a decade
The latest organic farmland statistics from Defra reveal a disappointing picture for England, Wales and Northern Ireland while Scotland enjoys ...
The Vegetable Farmer – April opinion
As far as agriculture and horticulture are concerned, this is the Government that keeps on giving – or more accurately, ...
Give farmers a basic income to ensure food security, say UK agricultural workers
A new open letter to the Minister for Food Security & Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, has called on the ...
Defra to review SFI payment eligibility going forward
Following the surprise closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme (SFI) without warning on 11 March, it is understood that ...
Farming roundtable challenges Food Security Minister on SFI closure
A farming roundtable organised by the NFU has met with Food Security and Rural Affairs Minister Daniel Zeichner today (17 ...
SFI shock – pea and bean crops still an option
Following the government’s shock closure of the Sustainable Farming Incentive last month, the PGRO is reminding growers that peas and ...
Defra delivers ‘another shattering blow’ to farmers through sudden closure of SFI applications
Responding to the news that, without warning, Defra is stopping all SFI applications as of 11 March, the NFU has ...
