On 5 January 2024, Defra published its Agricultural Transition Plan update 2024, which can be found here. As stated by Rt Hon Steve Barclay, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, this update “[sets] out the…
On 18th October, the first farmers signed up for the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) received their early payment, as confirmed by Defra. These early payments are worth 25% of the annual value of farmers’ agreements. Impressively, farmers have received…
Last week, Defra released an overview of the anticipated Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMS) and is calling on farmers to register their interest in taking part in the next stage of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. The SFI, one…
