Expert advice on the changes to farm payments is available to farmers looking to adopt nature-friendly practices in free events and webinars next month.
The Future Farm Resilience programme sessions, funded by Defra, will be run by Soil Association farming advisors who will provide business planning advice to help farms adapt to new farm support polices. They will offering information and tailored advice around new options in the Environmental Land Management Scheme, Sustainable Farming Incentives and Countryside Stewardship.
Any farmer can get involved, but there will be a particular focus on how organic and low input farmers can secure government incentives and cost-savings through nature-friendly farming.
Soil Association Senior Farming Advisor Jerry Alford said: “Nature-friendly farming practices are not only set to receive ongoing government funding, but they can also offer a wide range of cost-savings and provide resilience for farmers in the face of a changing climate.
“We are really pleased to be offering free support for farmers to explore not only the available funding opportunities, but also where they may be able to tweak their farming practices to benefit both nature and their bottom line.
“Every farm is different and, as expert advisors working across all types of farming systems, the Soil Association farming team is ideally placed to offer advice that is tailored to each farm’s individual circumstances.”
For more information and to book, visit www.soilassociation.org/farmers-growers/farming-events or email ffr@soilassociation.org.
