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A new, free service will help farmers gain advice and support to help them prepare for the biggest agricultural policy shift in a generation.

Traditional stratified sheep breeding has lost more market share as lowland farmers close flocks and try cross-bred and composite breeds. Latest estimates

Farmers are being encouraged to sign up for Sustainable Farming Incentive to help mitigate against losses from Basic Payment Scheme reductions.

Changes in farm support and the march of development point to a likely rise in tenants leaving land subject to Agricultural Holdings Act (1986) (AHA)

The farmer ‘lump sum exit scheme’ needs to be considered with care, writes Philip Nelson, Partner, Harrowells Solicitors

With the department's CSP still generating talk, the department has moved to engage with farmers to explain the changes to direct payments.

Survey uncovers lack of detail on farm payment plans >More in © Tim Scrivener Farmers are keen to deliver the government’s vision for a greener countryside – but desperately need more details to do so successfully. The stark warning follows a Farmers Weekly survey examining the future of farm support for agriculture – including re-focusing payments to reward growers and livestock producers for undertaking environmental work. The ...

FW Opinion: How will you survive when subsidies are gone? >More in Transition, a a major new initiative from Farmers Weekly that will, over the next year, also include a series of webinars and a monthly podcast. The overarching purpose of this extra content is to accompany farmers as they move away from the Basic Payment Scheme and towards a future where public money will mainly be used for delivering environmental goals. Although each of the four UK nations are...

Advice for navigating changes in farm support >More in © Tim Scrivener The phase-out of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is set to have a huge impact on farm incomes across England. After the first cuts this year, farm businesses face the loss of at least half their annual basic payment by 2024 – with the whole lot gone by 2028. Incomes will be down by as much as £230/ha, say farm business consultants. BPS funding currently represents ...

One in three farmers unprepared for BPS withdrawal >More in © Tim Scrivener Farmers are being urged to ensure their businesses can survive without the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), which is due to be phased out in England. Some 36% of farm income relies on the BPS payment, according to a Farmers Weekly survey. But one in three farmers are yet to start preparing for its withdrawal – even though the first reductions are less than six mon...