A £100,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded to help establish the Peakland Environmental ²ÝÁñÉçÇø (PEF) group which currently represents 77 land managers covering 40,000 hectares in the Dark and Southwest Peaks
Grants, SFI extensions, cuts to red tape and supply chain intervention all named as Prime Minister vows to stand by farmers
The selected projects will now begin their two-year development phase to finalise arrangements
The programme offers free environmental and business skills training across England
Vet, Dr Tim Potter shares how vets can help farmers optimise welfare and productivity through the Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grant to fund cattle housing
Round two of the fund is expected to close at midnight on September 21. Given the extensive preparation time many farmers and landowners who expressed an initial interest in applying are a long way down the line by now
The hub is aimed at supporting farmers in making it easier to find funding opportunities and advice to help develop sustainable farming practices on-farm
Defra was probed on a specific date in autumn in which the online checker would open, but failed to give one. They said they were preparing to launch round two of the scheme and guidance would be issued soon
NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved
RABI farming charity ‘Return to School' campaign closes for applications on August 25