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OPINION: Do the latest SFI actions bring opportunity, distraction or a necessity?

As the first window for SFI applications draws in, Ash Ellwood ponders what the latest release means for growers

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock 鈥� 2 min read
OPINION: Do the latest SFI actions bring opportunity, distraction or a necessity?

A few years ago, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) was just another scheme that farmers were trying to get their heads around. It has now become a large part of business planning. (If Defra ever...

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