The announcement came just 24 hours after Defra unveiled its ‘improved and expanded' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer
More than 800 growers and agronomists log-on to manage production following wet weather
University of Warwick welcome steps to support fruit and vegetable growers
Defra says programme offers more opportunity for farmers across the industry - who will it help?
Commodity prices, SFI commitments and soil conditions will impact planting decisions
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue
With the focus on landlord-tenant relationships at the NFU tenant conference, some farmers felt more needed to be done to tackle bad practice by landlords and their land agents
The code has been introduced at a time when tenants in the north of England are facing notices to quit by estates as a result of 'inheritance tax planning', as well as poor collaboration around the Landscape Recovery project
Growers who signed up for herbal leys as one of the 23 options from the 2023 Sustainable Farming Initiative programme should seek advice on the suitability of mixtures being sold as ‘SAM3 compatible
As tenant farmers wait on Defra’s next move on recommendations to improve the sector, chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to new Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association chair Robert Martin