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The NFU has expressed ‘extreme concern' to reports the scheme is now unlikely to open until mid-2025

The CAAV said an increase in applications and growing budget pressures has meant Rural Payments Agency has paused offers

A rumoured move in funding towards the Barnett formula would mean a UK Treasury model ‘calculates the amount of block grant each of the devolved nations should receive based on populations'

Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association said it had been given reassurances from a senior Defra official last week that a decision was imminent

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Union of Wales senior policy adviser Rebecca Voyle outlines what funding schemes are available now and over the next few months for farmers in Wales

Chief executive of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) Christopher Price said: "In May, the previous Government promised £3m to support the creation of new and mobile abattoirs though the Farming Investment Fund. Since then we have heard nothing"

CLA senior land use policy adviser Cameron Hughes said the range of Capital Grants available were 'particularly worth investigating'

Consultant and founder of SRH Agribusiness, Simon Haley, said these funding opportunities could help with ‘resilience planning, strategic advice and business growth', but current availability of funds must be checked on the relevant council website

²ÝÁñÉçÇø in England who have been shortlisted for Defra's second round of Slurry Infrastructure grant funding must complete a slurry store location and design assessment form before September 30 2024