Despite the Government's own website stating that it would give farmers six week notice before the closure of SFI, the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said it was not possible, as it would have led to a ‘further spike in applications'
Mr Dunn said: "Out of the £2.4 billion of budget allocated for the full panoply of schemes under the Agricultural Transition Plan, we need to know how much has been allocated to each element"
SFI24 now has more than 37,000 multi-year live agreements and has reached its ‘maximum limit' and can no longer accept new SFI applications from today
The Sustainable Farming Incentive has several actions that could be attractive to livestock farmers
When a North Yorkshire couple were approached with a long-term Farm Business Tenancy, they had 'no hestitation' in their reply
Joe Dufosee enjoys working with his family on their large organic livestock unit, the majority of which is rented from the Ministry of Defence
Well planned and managed paddock systems can help farms get the most from grazing livestock on stewardship leys
Scale, self-sufficiency and spreading risk are three elements of the beef business model that are key to the Dore family's success
David Morley, of H&H Land and Estates said with a dwindling Basic Payment Scheme and no means of making up this lost income, it was farmers who have demonstrated a ‘long-term commitment to delivering environmental enhancement who are being unfairly penalised'