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Farming News - Soil incentive not to be missed
22 hours ago · DEFRA’s soil testing incentive CSAM1 is part of the wider SFI scheme and offers £6 per hectare and £97 per SFI agreement to farms willing to test the organic matter of soil on an annual basis. This has spurred a sharp rise in soil tests and led to more farms applying for the CNUM1 £652 payment to request nutrient management plans from FACTS certified advisors. “Our labs in England and ...
Funding and Scalability of UK Farming: The Agriculture Outlook 2025
Nov 20, 2024 · The agricultural sector is one of the UK’s oldest and most treasured exports, but has faced some of the most significant challenges of any industry in recent years. The UK agricultural sector accounts for 70% of our total land area – 17 million hectares. In 2023, agriculture contributed £13.7bn to the UK economy, employing 462,100 people. Despite these impressive figures, UK farming ...
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Farming News - DEFRA: Government announces reforms to boost …
Jan 9, 2025 · Environment Secretary to set out his vision to boost farmers' profitability and sustainability as part of the Plan for Change. First steps towards government to use its own purchasing power to buy British food Government to consider new reforms to speed up the planning process on farms to boost food ...
Farming News - NFU: Huge public backing to overturn family farm …
3 days ago · A petition signed by more than 270,000 members of the public has been handed in to 10 Downing Street by NFU President Tom Bradshaw and NFU Cymru President Aled Jones, on behalf of the four UK farming unions, urging government to ditch its devastating family farm tax. The campaign was launched following announcements by Chancellor Rachel Reeves during the Budget last October, which dealt a ...
DEFRA: Updated HMG statement on farming measures in the Budget
Nov 5, 2024 · £2.4 billion for farming budget next year – with the largest ever directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history. ELM schemes will remain at the centre of our offer for farmers and nature, with the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier and Landscape Recovery all continuing. £60 million through the Farming Recovery ...
Soil Association Exchange: New £1m Exchange Market fund to …
Jan 6, 2025 · An innovative programme to enable supply chains to reward farmers for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is now open to farmers. Developed by Soil Association Exchange, the new Exchange Market will operate as an insetting fund without any sales of carbon credits. Instead, it will pool funds from a range of companies with shared supply chains to pay farmers to reduce emissions. Support to ...
Farming News - Ploughing Through Uncertainty: How UK Farmers …
Mar 13, 2024 · The general outlook for the UK’s economic growth is difficult, to say the least. The International Monetary Fund’s October forecasts predicted the UK’s growth for 2024 to be the lowest of the G7 nations. But how is the 2024 outlook looking for farmers in the UK? And how can agricultural businesses adapt to protect their profits and futureproof their enterprises? We spoke to Andrew Laird ...
Farm input costs rise sharply over past five years
Oct 2, 2024 · Farm input costs have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The research examined how farming costs have changed in line with inflation between December 2019 and May 2024, taking into account a 'basket of goods' based on typical costs incurred by farms. Straw costs (bedding) more than doubled, while ...