Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has set out plans for the nation’s farming sector, with the aim of supporting farmers…
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The Government has announced the next stages of plans to reward farmers and landowners for actions that benefit the environment and support sustainable food production, as…
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has paid out just over 97,500 claims, totalling £1.725 billion for farmers in the first few days of the payment window,…
At the Conservative Party Conference, Martin Lines, UK chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) and Vicki Hird, head of the Sustainable Farming Campaign at…
The NFU is calling for an urgent review of Defra’s future farming programme for England, including the postponement of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reductions in 2022…
A new NFU survey has revealed that the majority of farmers and growers are interested in applying for the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) but that…
As we move from direct support to environmentally-focused payments, the industry will face massive challenges but Hutchinsons is helping growers plan the best route forward. The…
A package of reforms to build a better food system has been called for by the National Food Strategy, headed up by food entrepreneur Henry Dimbleby.…
From August this year, farmers and land managers will be able to access business support to help them navigate the seven-year transition period laid out by…
As the NFU launches its own Tree Strategy to work alongside the nation’s tree planting ambitions, it is calling for attention to be paid to species…