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Copeland’s farmers and land managers met with Government officials and Copeland MP Trudy Harrison to raise questions about changes to the industry. Mrs Harrison hosted the first meeting of the Copeland Agriculture Transition Group with senior officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and members of the local farming...

“Like Defra, the NFU wants the Sustainable Farming Incentive to be taken up by most English farms," he said. "We look forward to seeing further details as soon as they are available to ensure potential applicants for the pilot can make informed business decisions. “We understand the pilot is very much a work in progress. It’s important that East Anglian farmers get involved to help test and develop something that works and will be accessible to all farm businesses across our region. "Th...

Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has hailed progress with farm subsidy payments to Scottish farmers and crofters.

March 9, 2021 8:59 am Herd number applications have a major impact on schemes farmers are in – and as such, planning in advance is essential, according to Teagasc. Andy Ryder, a drystock advisor based at Teagasc Westport, recently explained the impact herd number applications and changes can have on schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC), Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) and forestry schemes. With these schemes making a big difference ...

Annual submission of a BPS application is mandatory in new Organic Farming Scheme The Scheme reopened last Monday... Bedding materials, preferably organic, must be provided. If 50% of the floor area is bedded, up to 50% of the floor area may be slatted. File Picture.   Thu, 04 Mar, 2021 - 17:00 Stephen Cadogan Minister of state Senator Pippa Hackett this week reopened the Organic Farming Scheme for new applications from farmers. What is the Organic Farming Scheme? It provides financial suppo...

Farm footpaths: Getting to grips with rights of way 5 March 2021 | Footfall has rapidly increased on farm footpaths, throwing up new problems for landowners With the last year witnessing heavy traffic on the UK’s rural footpaths, we take a look at some of the issues farmers face surrounding rights of way. Lockdowns have seen more people turning to the countryside for fresh air and exercise, but for farmers this has resulted in an influx of walkers taking to their land. The vast majority of f...

Department awaiting EU approval for straw chopping scheme 2021-03-05

Home Farm: field work at last 2021-03-03

File Photo: © Pat Flynn The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued advice to farmers and their advisors in relation to agricultural and eligible forestry land which is burnt during the closed season – that is 1 March to 31 August. The Department has now activated its Fire Danger Rating System for the season and advises that Forest owners and managers should check and update fire plans and other relevant contingencies such as insurance, firebreaks, access and water points,...

Two more tranches of EFS confirmed There will be two more tranches of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) in NI, Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said. In response to a written question from West Tyrone MLA Declan McAleer, Minister Lyons said that around 5,000 farmers have participated in EFS over the first four tranches. “Two further tranches are planned, subject to the necessary approvals,” the minister confirmed. The previous plan within DAERA was that the fourth tranche of EFS,...