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Free business advice helps with financial planning
With a new cropping season underway, farmers and rural businesses are being urged to apply for free advice to help with budgeting and cashflow forecasting. Support is available through the Future Farming Resilience Fund – and on offer to any farmer registered with the Rural Payments Agency. Tim Frost,... Read more
First early payments made under Sustainable Farming Incentive
The first early payments have been made to farmers who signed up to Defra’s revised Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agri-environment scheme. Early payments, worth 25% of the annual value of SFI agreements, were made in mid-October – just one month after the start of applications.  Defra said the money... Read more
Farmers believe soil and science go hand-in-hand

Almost nine out of 10 farmers believe regenerative agricultural practices can go in hand-in-hand with the latest agri-technology, reveals a survey.

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Revised SFI ‘worth studying in detail’

The government’s revamped Sustainable Farming Incentive is easier to fit around some farming activities – but less lucrative in some situations.

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Nine-year high for eastern region farmland values

Big demand for prime arable land

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‘Embrace skills and technology to ensure successful future’

The phase-out of the Basic Payment Scheme makes it increasingly important that farm businesses are more adaptable, embracing new technology and a wider range of skills.

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Investors raise a glass to English vineyards

East Anglia is key target for investors

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Coastal farm on market for first time in 50 years

Aresidential Suffolk coastal farm that has been in the same family for more than 50 years is up for sale.

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Eastern region farmland market remains robust

Farmland values in the east of England are continuing to rise, with the average price of prime arable land now at its highest in almost a decade.

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Consultancy teams up with rural mental health charity

Farm business consultant Savills has teamed up with rural charity You Are Not Alone (YANA) to highlight the importance of looking after your wellbeing.

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