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Farmers tell us what they want next from the Sustainable Farming Incentive

Exmoor farmer Robin Milton said ‘trust and confidence in SFI had been wrecked' and it would take ‘some exceptionally good assurance' before many farmers would trust integrating it into their business again

Rachael Brown
clock • 3 min read
Farmers tell us what they want next from the Sustainable Farming Incentive

Defra has confirmed there will be a 'redesign' of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, but the budget and the timeline for this are still unknown. READ NOW: SFI emergency roundtable: "There...

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