Farm staff 'let down' by green fund closure
A government decision to close a green funding scheme will mean Dorset farms will struggle to achieve sustainable practices, ...
The 7 word message for Keir Starmer from furious farmer that can only be seen from the sky
EXCLUSIVE: A fourth-generation farmer whose land lies under the Heathrow flight path is hoping to catch Keir Starmer's eye ...
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Defra abruptly closes Sustainable Farming Incentive applications ahead of scheme revamp
The UK Government has stopped accepting applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme as its full 2024 budget has been allocated. Farmers are angry that they were not consulted ...
Farmers angry at closure of green payments scheme
Farmers across the North East and Cumbria have criticised the government for the sudden closure of a flagship payments scheme ...
Labour blasted for 'most cruel betrayal' in 'another shattering blow' for farmers
James Wright, farmer and policy director at Conservative Rural Forum, said that Labour "withdrawing the scheme with no notice ...
Farmers outraged as key sustainable farming subsidy closed at short notice
The farming sector has been blind-sided by the announcement to close applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive ...
Green scheme closure a 'shattering blow' to farms, says union
Farmers may turn their backs on environmental work for more intensive food production after the government suddenly closed a ...
Farmers in Somerset feel 'abandoned' as government pulls vital support
Somerset’s farmers have been “hung out to dry” by a government that neither listens to nor understands rural Britain, MPs ...
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Shock at loss to Herefordshire farms of Sustainable Farming Incentive
Herefordshire representatives have expressed shock at the Government’s sudden decision yesterday (March 11) to halt new applications to ...
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Surrey farming leader slams government’s removal of nature incentive scheme as farmer confidence hits all time low
A Surrey farming leader has slammed the government’s sudden closure of a nature incentive scheme for new applicants as ...