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Tom Kimber has been growing maize at Higher Stavordale Farm near Wincanton in Somerset for at least 10 years, but it is only recently that he has turned

THE latest applications for agri-environmental schemes opened this week.

The removal of the funding limit for standalone Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants will enable farmers to undertake larger projects with environmental

They have been watching and waiting for republicans to jump on this. youve seen a few of the mid tier presidential candidates like nikki haley start to jump on this and call it a biden bail out but in talking to white house officials they have moved very quickly to get in front of that. you saw it in the presidents remarks blaming the law signed by president trump for some of the effects here and making clear that this is dramatically different from the 2008 financial crisis. one white house off...

Ramifications for them? >> they are keenly aware that there are political, that there is political fallout that is coming. theyve been watching and waiting for republicans to jump on this. youve seen a few of the mid tier presidential candidates, like nikki haley, jump on this, call this a biden bailout. but in talking to white house officials, they have moved very quickly to try to get in front of that. you saw that in the presidents remarks. blaming the deregulation in the 2018 law signed by p...

Is, how much and when will they be available. if there is not a bailout, the bank could be sold. thats likely depositors will have full access to their funds. >> this has embrace ? those investing and embracing for whats next. how might this news of no bailout impact the markets? >> there are two concerns. there could be a cascading effect where other banks could have similar runs and theres concern people might pull their money from mid tier banks and put them in larger banks and that could hav...

The dry weather has given us a chance to get into the fields earlier than normal. The wintering sheep are all off and slurry is on most of the silage

Farmers can now apply to the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier for multi-agreements and one-off grants to enhance the environment.

THE payment rates for both Countryside Stewardship revenue options and capital items will change, Defra has confirmed.

Industry leaders have welcomed Defra’s response to their calls for a more robust Sustainable Farming Incentive offering for 2023, which provides