51AVÊÓƵ

Hosted by Farmers Guardian’s parent company Agriconnect at the NEC Birmingham, 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Innovation, Family Attraction Expo, Leisure Food & Beverage Expo, Holiday Park and Resort Innovation Show and are currently running concurrently over a two day period

Many farmers have welcomed the straightforward nature of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) but criticised the limited information given beyond the first payment

Growers attending a recent open day were advised to do what is right for their farm situation when considering the options available under SFI

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (September 15)

As the hedge-cutting closed period came to an end on September 1, we got some top tips to manage hedges to benefit the arable rotation, carbon storage, and wildlife

The union has urged ministers to ‘do the right thing’ after problems with the SFI scheme

Applications for the SFI scheme are expected to open for applications in the coming weeks

Following the launch of Defra’s Annual Health and Welfare Review last week, Katie Fallon looks at how farmers can get involved.

Farming Minister Mark Spencer has batted away concerns that the increased Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme payments announced this morning (January 5) are ‘too little, too late’.

Ploughing more money into Defra’s Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme will keep food prices down for consumers, according to AHDB technical knowledge exchange manager Harry Henderson.