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How farmers can claim support from the Government's £65m drought package

What the drought package means for farmers

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
clock • 6 min read
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An extra £50m for SFI, support for on-farm reservoirs and greater flexibility with environmental schemes form parts of the government's £65m drought package, but what does it mean in practice and what steps can you take now so you can benefit from the new measures?

£50 million of the funding announced will got into the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026, with the second round of that grant to open in September. The Government's drought package may ease immediate...

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