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A combination of changing agriculture policies and high input costs risk putting the ‘best farmers’ in England out of business, a leading rural charity has warned.

A new round of slurry grant funding is about to open for applications, but NFU Scotland has warned the window is too short.

Rural communities in England are set to benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), following industry pressure.

AHDB analysis in its latest Horizon report concluded the SFI will fall far short of offsetting direct payment losses and will only provide a small financial benefit to many farmers after costs are taken into account

Farmers who fail to sign-up to government stewardship schemes could be missing out on more than £7,000 a year, a charity has warned.

A total of 29 businesses, will receive capital grants ranging from £1,047 to £1.35m through the latest tranche of the Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation (FPMC) scheme

The war in Ukraine has prompted a call for Ministers to give the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme a bigger budget.

The Welsh Government has announced a £227m package of funding to replace the EU Rural Development Programme (RDP).

Moorland payments for 2022 under Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have been increased by 60 per cent, following significant pressure from industry.

Delays in the rollout of the Government’s Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) are down to a deliberate policy of ‘listening, learning and improving’, Defra has revealed.