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Concerns grow over future financial support for farming as schemes come to an end

The SFI26 funding scheme will not be enough to meet the demand for financial support for farmers

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 4 min read
Farmers are racing to access SFI26
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Farmers are racing to access SFI26

Farmers are facing an uncertain future as more than 20,000 environmental support schemes come to end over the coming months without a concrete guarantee from Defra as to what comes next. More than 50%...

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